An arctic northerly had extended south on 28 Nov and rain associated with
the cold front had turned to snow, even on low ground in Surrey. Saturday,
29 Nov dawned clear and frosty with a minimum of -6.0 deg C but by the
afternoon the sky had darkened as a trough moved south across the county
and snow fell steadily for more than 2 hours With the day's maximum
temperature -0.5 deg, the snow readily accumulated on the frozen ground and
reached a depth of 4 - 5 cms. This ranks as the heaviest snowfall I have see
in November here although the fall of 22 Nov 1965 was similiar.
I recorded 3 consecutive days of snow lying after the event and skiing and
tobogganing were popular activities on the North Downs - a very rare event
in November.
Peter Clarke

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:17:56 -0000, Peter Clarke wrote in


An arctic northerly had extended south on 28 Nov and rain associated with
the cold front had turned to snow, even on low ground in Surrey. Saturday,
29 Nov dawned clear and frosty with a minimum of -6.0 deg C but by the
afternoon the sky had darkened as a trough moved south across the county
and snow fell steadily for more than 2 hours With the day's maximum
temperature -0.5 deg, the snow readily accumulated on the frozen ground and
reached a depth of 4 - 5 cms. This ranks as the heaviest snowfall I have see
in November here although the fall of 22 Nov 1965 was similiar.
I recorded 3 consecutive days of snow lying after the event and skiing and
tobogganing were popular activities on the North Downs - a very rare event
in November.

Thanks for that memory, Peter. I don't know if you are aware of the
tremendous map archive at:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsfaxsem.html

Here are four of the charts for noon that day:

http://www.wetter-zentrale.de/topkar...ar=196 9&typ=

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 29/11/2004 18:41:05 UTC

I remember it well Peter. For a charity event I walked 10 laps of a 4 mile
circuit in the Bromley-Bickley area of west Kent/ Greater London on this
day. As well as trying to keep a steady pace going through the snow storm I
helped to push cars that had become stuck. Most groups gave up after about 3
or 4 circuits but the added adrenaline of the snow kept me going. There were
beautiful picture post card scenes as the cloud sheet moved away before the
sun set.


Ian Currie-Coulsdon.




"Peter Clarke" wrote in message
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An arctic northerly had extended south on 28 Nov and rain associated with
the cold front had turned to snow, even on low ground in Surrey. Saturday,
29 Nov dawned clear and frosty with a minimum of -6.0 deg C but by the
afternoon the sky had darkened as a trough moved south across the county
and snow fell steadily for more than 2 hours With the day's maximum
temperature -0.5 deg, the snow readily accumulated on the frozen ground
and
reached a depth of 4 - 5 cms. This ranks as the heaviest snowfall I have
see
in November here although the fall of 22 Nov 1965 was similiar.
I recorded 3 consecutive days of snow lying after the event and skiing and
tobogganing were popular activities on the North Downs - a very rare event
in November.
Peter Clarke

In article ,
Peter Clarke writes:
An arctic northerly had extended south on 28 Nov and rain associated with
the cold front had turned to snow, even on low ground in Surrey. Saturday,
29 Nov dawned clear and frosty with a minimum of -6.0 deg C but by the
afternoon the sky had darkened as a trough moved south across the county
and snow fell steadily for more than 2 hours With the day's maximum
temperature -0.5 deg, the snow readily accumulated on the frozen ground and
reached a depth of 4 - 5 cms. This ranks as the heaviest snowfall I have see
in November here although the fall of 22 Nov 1965 was similiar.
I recorded 3 consecutive days of snow lying after the event and skiing and
tobogganing were popular activities on the North Downs - a very rare event
in November.

I remember the 1969 event well, and what a sharp dividing line there was
between the blue skies and the cloud that brought the snow. Living in
Cranleigh, Surrey, on low ground, the following morning is the only
November morning I can recall with a snow cover at 0am. (I think we must
have missed out here on the worst - or best - of the 1965 event.)
--
John Hall

"I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking."
Katherine Cebrian