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Irishman in Yorkshire

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  1. 2-3 cm lying here in west Sheffield at 200m. Nice to look out at, but only the second very fleeting snowfall of the winter and this will all be gone by tomorrow morning. We don’t do badly in Sheffield, I realise, compared to many in the region, but sadly CC will make snowy days a rarer and rarer phenomenon. Ho hum! I’ll take today and make believe I’m living in Norway for one day only.
  2. About 1-2 cm of fresh snow now covering the surfaces that had been shovelled clear and a fresh covering over the ‘old’ snow that had survived the warm March sun from this morning. Still very deep (15-25 cm) especially over surfaces where the sun couldn’t reach, and a huge amount left to melt when the temperatures do eventually rise overnight and through tomorrow. It may be a few days before it all goes. A memorable March snowfall for sure…if this had fallen in December or January with the right conditions, it could have been epic. But great to have had a bit of very late season drama…and at least those Spring flowers and buds will now have been kept on hold for just a little bit longer, hopefully re-emerging closer to when we really want to see them.
  3. Hi all. Mainly a lurker here, but really enjoy the good natured banter, humour and expertise of the Yorkshire-East of England group, especially when you’re all in full-throttle during extreme weather events. Makes me realise why I love living here. Up here in the Crookes-Crosspool area of Sheffield, we had an easy 14-15 inches of level snow…some drifts of 2 feet. Had some memorable snowfalls since moving over here 14 years ago, but this nearly tops them all. My Irish family and friends ‘back home’ are jealous that the Sheffield hills so often hit the legendary meteorological sweet spot. This time it was short and sweet as the March sun has done its thing very quickly, but ‘twas good while it lasted, and all your comments and humour added to the memorable experience. Happy Weekend all!
  4. The Meteorological calculation may well be a modern invention…true. But the Solstices or Equinoxes were never seen as the first day of any season in ancient societies. Today’s Winter Solstice was celebrated primarily as the return of the sun after a 6 month decline. Monuments like Newgrange, Co. Meath were built to celebrate new birth in the midst of winter darkness. If anything the two Solstices were right in the middle of the summer and winter seasons for the ancient calendars of agricultural societies. Hence the terms midsummer and midwinter to describe the time around the two solstices. The Irish calendar based on these ancient ways of measuring time (and quite obviously not something the majority in this site would support) , takes winter as the three darkest months, Nov-Jan, Spring therefore beginning at the start of February.
  5. Surprisingly (given the prolonged chill and also Ash-Die-back) I spied an ash tree in leaf on the outskirts of Sheffield earlier. Not a sign of any oaks even budding at this stage. ‘Ash then oak...’ Sheffield may have a ‘soak’ to look forward to in the summer
  6. The 30 year average high in Sheffield is 12.3C and the low 4.1C (and the low is ameliorated by our urban location) There’s absolutely nothing abnormal about the range of temperatures we’ve been getting in many locations this month. More frost than we’ve grown used to, but strong April sun soon takes edge off the chill and April frosts are not rare in UK/Ireland. Expectations of April weather are well off the mark tbh.
  7. Agreed! It’s not the cold April weather that’s unusual, in fact cold winds, frost and even snow are common in early April. It’s the ridiculously high day time temperatures in March (some 10-14C above normal) that many people (even model-watchers) seem to whoop and cheer for, that cause carnage in gardens and for wildlife. In a normal April, wildlife and gardens could cope with blasts of cold. Pressing a fast forward button early in the season, on what should be a slow, gradual unfolding of nature is the real problem, not relatively common April chill. Extreme heat in late winter and early Spring is a climate change issue that none of us should welcome.
  8. Pretty normal and (thankfully) average model watching for early Spring. It shouldn’t be warm this early in the year. Good to be experiencing average climatic conditions. A temperate, oceanic climate is what we live under, and in early Spring that means cool, variable conditions with a strengthening sun to occasionally make it feel warmer. Weather as it should be...and glad of it.
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