Icicles

[Anti-Mild]

Can anyone else remember when you could see icicles hanging down from guttering, off bus stops, shop signs, etc? I think the last time I saw this must have been 1987. Will it ever happen again? Will it ever snow on top of old snow? Will we have a sustained period of cold lasting more than 3 days? The answers to these questions and more will be available over the coming years!

regards, AM

[Ryan M]

Seen a few on an abandoned building a few years ago

[johnholmes]

got some photos while on my ski holiday but suppose they don't really count.

[Nabraxas]

To be honest I havn't seen icicles in years, next time we get some really cold weather (hahaha) I might have to artificially make one on my window sill.

[Guest Mrs murphymoo]

Saw some icicles during the last cold spell up here in January - will upload the pictures soon and put some pics in my gallery.

[Weather-history]

You have to remember another factor besides the lack of snow in the rarity of icicles these days is that buildings now have bettering guttering and insulation now as compared to say 20 years ago.

Edited February 5, 2005 by Mr_Data

[Snow_Fan_Man]

I seen some a few years back hanging from my window ledge

[scott_anthony_glasgow]

saw countless Icicles during the December 2000 cold snap! rather large too about a foot easily hanging from the rooftops when I think about it they were a potential hazard!

[The PIT]

Believe or not I saw some the other day. First time I've seen any for a very long time. Damn mild Winters.

[Weather-history]

Can anyone else remember when you could see icicles hanging down from guttering, off bus stops, shop signs, etc? I think the last time I saw this must have been 1987. Will it ever happen again? Will it ever snow on top of old snow? Will we have a sustained period of cold lasting more than 3 days? The answers to these questions and more will be available over the coming years!

regards, AM

Amazing look back at these old threads, now!

[johnholmes]

had them in January 2010 and just recently as the picture shows

1 December outside computer room window

[Polar Maritime]

Morning, here's a few from just down the lane where i live

Edited December 5, 2010 by snowrob

[Summer of 95]

Seen quite a few during this latest cold snap, including one a foot long hanging off the washing line. Also remember seeing them in March 2006, December 2000 and amazingly December 1994 (yes i know that was a really mild month, but we had a week of freezing fog just before Christmas that formed icicles). Before that Feb 1991 and Jan 1987.