I was about 9 or 10 in 1967 and had just moved to Aberfeldy in Perthshire when I became really interested in the weather and started a weather diary. Prior to then my dad had moved around and I lived briefly in East Kilbride, Tain, Stornoway and Dundee. Have brief memories of sledging down our street in Dundee in 1963 and of a major thunderstorm when camping down South as a child. Snow has always been my fav weather but I also like a good thunderstorm or severe gales. Spent many an evening lamppost watching or staring at the skylight to see hints of sleetiness if it was cold and wet. Could see the mountains from my bedroom window so from September was looking out for the first snow and through to June / July to see the last snow patch melt. Still have a huge interest in the snow patch thread on NW.
Favourite Summer would be 1976 though June 1975 was interesting with snow on the 2nd followed by a heatwave.
1979 with 70 snow lying days in Aberfeldy was the best [and coldest]Winter but 1984 for the depth of snow was the most exciting.
Moved around a lot [Aberdeen,Dundee, Peterhead, Elgin, London / Kent and Yorkshire] from mid-eighties to mid-nineties before finally settling down in Dundee. Mid Jan 1987 was memorable here and I spent a memorable week from 23rd to 31st Dec 1995 in Aberfeldy and Aviemore with the Christmas blizzard and severe frosts.
Was getting worried that those Winters were things of the past so much heartened by 2008/9 and even more by the current Winter. Hopefully it is not over yet.
Cheers Nor.
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Favourite Summer would be 1976 though June 1975 was interesting with snow on the 2nd followed by a heatwave.
1979 with 70 snow lying days in Aberfeldy was the best [and coldest]Winter but 1984 for the depth of snow was the most exciting.
Moved around a lot [Aberdeen,Dundee, Peterhead, Elgin, London / Kent and Yorkshire] from mid-eighties to mid-nineties before finally settling down in Dundee. Mid Jan 1987 was memorable here and I spent a memorable week from 23rd to 31st Dec 1995 in Aberfeldy and Aviemore with the Christmas blizzard and severe frosts.
Was getting worried that those Winters were things of the past so much heartened by 2008/9 and even more by the current Winter. Hopefully it is not over yet.
Cheers Nor.