Can't remember much about this day until the evening when, to everyone's
surprise, there was a thunderstorm of almost summerlike intensity. I think
it started at about 1900 and lasted for 15 to 20 minutes. There was a lot of
lightning and loud thunder which caused a lot of discussion between my
parents and friends the next day because it was so unusual. The storm
diverted me from reading the new 'Radio Fun ' and 'Film Fun' annuals which
were very popular at that time.
Now that I have access to the Internet I have looked up
www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsslpeur.html for 25/12/1947 and seen that
there was what looked like an unstable SW airstream so,presumably, a trough
pepped up the showers as it moved across the country.
The only other instance of thunder on Christmas Day I have known was in
1970 when a clap of thunder in the early hours accompanied snow showers.
I am much enjoying reading the Newsgroup every day and wish everyone a Happy
Christmas and an interesting year's weather in 2005.
Peter Clarke
Ewell
Temperature at 0945 was 1.8c.

"Peter Clarke" wrote in message
...
Can't remember much about this day until the evening when, to everyone's
surprise, there was a thunderstorm of almost summerlike intensity. I think
it started at about 1900 and lasted for 15 to 20 minutes. There was a lot
of
lightning and loud thunder which caused a lot of discussion between my
parents and friends the next day because it was so unusual. The storm
diverted me from reading the new 'Radio Fun ' and 'Film Fun' annuals
which
were very popular at that time.
Now that I have access to the Internet I have looked up
www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsslpeur.html for 25/12/1947 and seen
that
there was what looked like an unstable SW airstream so,presumably, a
trough
pepped up the showers as it moved across the country.
The only other instance of thunder on Christmas Day I have known was in
1970 when a clap of thunder in the early hours accompanied snow showers.
I am much enjoying reading the Newsgroup every day and wish everyone a
Happy
Christmas and an interesting year's weather in 2005.
Peter Clarke
Ewell
Temperature at 0945 was 1.8c.



Interestingly enough there was a thunderstorm with snow reported via the
Manchester METAR this Christmas Day

EGCC 250620Z 27009KT 9999 TS SHSN SCT012CB SCT025CB 01/00 Q0990 =

"Joe Simpkin" wrote in message
...


Interestingly enough there was a thunderstorm with snow reported via the
Manchester METAR this Christmas Day

EGCC 250620Z 27009KT 9999 TS SHSN SCT012CB SCT025CB 01/00 Q0990 =

One occasion when Corrie got the weather right (more or less) ...
although there were too many leaves on the trees.

Philip Eden