Obviously, this winter shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as 1962/63
or any other serious cold spell, mainly because we haven't had a single
'ice day' ( max below freezing) in this area. My lowest max was a mere 2.0c
which I noted yesterday. What is remarkable, as Dave has already mentioned,
is that I too have had 13 consecutive 'snowfall days'. I cannot remember
such a long sequence, certainly not in 1986, 1979, 1963, 1956. I suppose Feb
1947, whch had frequent snowfalls, must be a contender. Although I remember
that month I wasn't keeping weather records then. Can anyone help?
Peter Clarke
Ewell, Epsom. 55m.
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Obviously, this winter shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as 1962/63
or any other serious cold spell, mainly because we haven't had a single
'ice day' ( max below freezing) in this area. My lowest max was a mere 2.0c
which I noted yesterday. What is remarkable, as Dave has already mentioned,
is that I too have had 13 consecutive 'snowfall days'. I cannot remember
such a long sequence, certainly not in 1986, 1979, 1963, 1956. I suppose Feb
1947, whch had frequent snowfalls, must be a contender. Although I remember
that month I wasn't keeping weather records then. Can anyone help?
Peter Clarke
Ewell, Epsom. 55m.
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Obviously, this winter shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as 1962/63
or any other serious cold spell, mainly because we haven't had a single
'ice day' ( max below freezing) in this area. My lowest max was a mere 2.0c
which I noted yesterday. What is remarkable, as Dave has already mentioned,
is that I too have had 13 consecutive 'snowfall days'. I cannot remember
such a long sequence, certainly not in 1986, 1979, 1963, 1956. I suppose Feb
1947, whch had frequent snowfalls, must be a contender. Although I remember
that month I wasn't keeping weather records then. Can anyone help?
Peter Clarke
Ewell, Epsom. 55m.
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Dave ,your memory is really playing you tricks ! .
March 1963 was actually quite Springlike ,my mean for the month in deepest
Stratford East was 7.1C.
19 of the days reached or exceeded 10C,and the only snowfall was a little
a.m on Friday the 22nd.
Maybe you are thinking of 1962 which was pretty bleak at times....

Regards

RonB
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Dave ,your memory is really playing you tricks ! .
March 1963 was actually quite Springlike ,my mean for the month in deepest
Stratford East was 7.1C.
19 of the days reached or exceeded 10C,and the only snowfall was a little
a.m on Friday the 22nd.
Maybe you are thinking of 1962 which was pretty bleak at times....

Regards

RonB
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Dave ,your memory is really playing you tricks ! .
March 1963 was actually quite Springlike ,my mean for the month in deepest
Stratford East was 7.1C.
19 of the days reached or exceeded 10C,and the only snowfall was a little
a.m on Friday the 22nd.
Maybe you are thinking of 1962 which was pretty bleak at times....

Regards

RonB
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

Dave ,your memory is really playing you tricks ! .
March 1963 was actually quite Springlike ,my mean for the month in deepest
Stratford East was 7.1C.
19 of the days reached or exceeded 10C,and the only snowfall was a little
a.m on Friday the 22nd.
Maybe you are thinking of 1962 which was pretty bleak at times....

Regards

RonB
"Dave.C" wrote in message
.uk...
As someone who experienced that winter I have noticed a couple of things
that reminded me of that March. I wonder if this spell had started with a
massive fall of snow what would have happened. For example I'm now looking
out of my window at yet another reasonable snow shower. That's 13
consecutive days now. This was quite common then, and in March it was
sometimes drizzly and fine snow. The ground was so frozen and with a foot
of
frozen hard packed snow a slight thaw would have no effect. Some of the
grey
murky days with temps around 1C were similar, but then they would have no
impact and the snow cover over the deep frozen snow.
It wouldn't have to have been much colder - ask the people on the Kent
coast!

Dave

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:01:22 -0000, "Ron Button"
wrote:

March 1963 was actually quite Springlike...

I was working in Cardiff in March '63 and I think I remember the first
two weeks(?) as being anything but spring like. There was a lot of
snow lying and some further falls with very low temperatures. The
preceding months had been so cold that the frost had created pot holes
in the roads and the front suspension of my Mini Van collapsed under
the strain.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:01:22 -0000, "Ron Button"
wrote:

March 1963 was actually quite Springlike...

I was working in Cardiff in March '63 and I think I remember the first
two weeks(?) as being anything but spring like. There was a lot of
snow lying and some further falls with very low temperatures. The
preceding months had been so cold that the frost had created pot holes
in the roads and the front suspension of my Mini Van collapsed under
the strain.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:01:22 -0000, "Ron Button"
wrote:

March 1963 was actually quite Springlike...

I was working in Cardiff in March '63 and I think I remember the first
two weeks(?) as being anything but spring like. There was a lot of
snow lying and some further falls with very low temperatures. The
preceding months had been so cold that the frost had created pot holes
in the roads and the front suspension of my Mini Van collapsed under
the strain.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam and weather:- http://www.windycroft.gt-britain.co....her/kabcam.htm
Web site:- http://www.alan.lesley.ukgateway.net