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  1. Everyone remembers the BFTE late Feb/early March 2018, but there was also the mini beast later in March that year. My profile pic was taken 18th March that year and that dates still more than 2 weeks away. Not that I'm expecting as such but just to illustrate we've still got a bit more time for something special to occur.
  2. nobble I think you listed every event we've had there during the last 15 years. That's only really 4 or 5 events in the last decade though and the better 4 of those events were confined to 2 winters (2017/18 and 2020/21), which themselves were separated by 3 years, with the former of those better winters occurring a whole 5 years after the previous good one (2012/13). I had hoped in both 2018 and 2021 that we were getting back on track for a period of more frequent cold and snowy spells only for 2019 and 2022 to bring me back to reality. Although last winter wasn't too bad as you say having that event in March. But it was no 2013 or 18 that's for sure. Mind you it is starting to feel like March is the last great hope these days with it seeming to give better results than Jan or Feb strangely. I'm always hoping we can get another run of colder snowier winters like we did from 2008 to 13 again some day soon. After all I remember viewing this forum as far back as 2004 and many doubting we'll ever see a significantly cold winter ever again, only to eventually get our coldest winter since 1978/79 with 2009/10. Our coldest December since before anyone alive at the time was born, way back in 1890 with 2010. Then we had our coldest March since 1962 with 2013. All that occured within 3 and a quarter years as well which is pretty remarkable really. I'm sure we'll do well again some winter and it could be next winter (or even the end of this one by some miracle) or it could just as well be a number of years down the line who knows. At least we always seem to have snow fall here pretty much every winter. Even if it doesn't always settle or we just manage a morning dusting. I believe there's parts of this country that go years without so much as that these days so we should count ourselves blessed in that regard
  3. What a disappointing event for here this is. Probably wouldn't feel so deflated if it wasn't for all the hype recently. Should have known better though after the disappointment with the December and January cold spells. Back in January there was even talk of been on the cusp of the coldest spell of weather since 2010. What a joke that was. I suppose we've still got a few weeks to play with (not many though) been as meteorological spring starts 3 weeks tomorrow. Don't know what feels worse to be honest a no hope Winter like 2013/14 or one like this one where many have anticipated much only to end up with nothing but a couple of short lived dustings and for this event not even that. Many a winter that's gone by with little or nothing I've always felt that there's always next winter. But even that attitude is starting to get a bit trying. Sometimes I wish I didn't even like snow. At least I wouldn't feel disappointed by most winters these days if that was the case.
  4. The thermometer on my garden fence is just under the 0 line. Don't know how good it is but I do know it's in direct sunlight in the day so it's no good then (it's not mine my mum just nailed it there for decoration) so don't know if it's accurate or not at night like now? There's no frost though so probably not.
  5. That actually reminds me a bit of Christmas Eve 09 here (minus the drifts). We had snow fall on the evening of the 23rd but Christmas Eve was dull and misty with the snow slowly thawing. Come Christmas Day it was sunny but there was no snow left save for the very odd tiniest of tiny patches on the grass here or there if you looked hard enough. Christmas Day 2010 made up for it though with deep crisp snow on the ground which had a good topping up from the 22nd after the not so deep (here at least) more widespread dumping of the 18th. I'm starting to think December's like that can only be expected once every 30 years or so. Who knows maybe 2040 or a December near it might be a classic?
  6. Did anybody watch the 'White Christmas of 1981' documentary on Channel 5 last night? It was on between 9 and 10:30pm. It was fairly interesting featuring interviews from several tv, political, sport and music personalities from the era, including Brian Keating I think his name is (well known weather personality from the era and later). Also included loads of archival footage of the time which was fascinating to see, as well as highlighting the hardship it caused for many as well as the joy. It did go into the January 1982 cold as well. Was a bit disappointed how the narrator pointed out CORRECTLY that 1981 didn't officially count as a white Christmas because not a single flake of snow fell on the met office building in London that day. But then INCORRECTLY said the last such one was in 2010. Then annoyingly played down that month describing it as a sloppy dusting. Think 2004 is the year they should have said. December 1981 was probably more snowy than 2010 but I wouldn't describe it as a wet dusting. 2010 certainly returned a lower CET in the end but hey ho. All round though it was fairly insightful, especially for someone like myself who wasn't even born at the time.
  7. Almost forgot. I'll go for 11.3c if I'm not too late please.
  8. Had a huge thunderstorm here around 1 o clock. There was thunder lightning along with a seriously heavy downpour accompanied with heavy bouncing hail. Quite a spectacle really. All calmed down now though.
  9. Had quite a big thunderstorm here over the last hour. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and heavy hail. Still distant rumbles going on now. Was like the end of the world though when I was on the bus back from work in Aldridge. Thought I might have to swap the bus for a boat it was that heavy ha ha .
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