20th May 1898

[Weather-history]

Here's an image of the weather forecast from the 20th of May 1898 edition of The Times which I have.

[Anti-Mild]

I love stuff like that. Looks like it was a pretty chilly, cloudy day 107 years ago. When I stayed at home in Perth I used to go to the local library to pour over local newspapers from Perth and Dundee that dated back to the 1920's. I would spend ages looking at the old weather reports, particularly the reports from 1947 and 1962/63. I just wish I had access to them now as I know a lot more now, I was just a fledgling weather nerd back then !

[Kent Snow]

Interesting stuff Mr Data.

Love reading about past weather. Although on a nearer scale, at my parents house we have some of the 1987 deep freeze cuttings. Shall have to dig them out next time I'm there!

[Terminal Moraine]

Yes I love stuff like that too. My mother has a bundle of newspapers, mainly from the Shropshire, Staffordshire area dating back to about 1820 and continuing, intermittantly up to about 1850. I remember, as a child, going through every one and copying, in long hand, every weather related item. I still have them somewhere, must look them out.

My dad used to keep a daily diary and these had loads of weather entries from the late 1930's, through the 40's and into the 50's, fascinating stuff.

T.M

[John Cox]

I love stuff like that. Looks like it was a pretty chilly, cloudy day 107 years ago. When I stayed at home in Perth I used to go to the local library to pour over local newspapers from Perth and Dundee that dated back to the 1920's. I would spend ages looking at the old weather reports, particularly the reports from 1947 and 1962/63. I just wish I had access to them now as I know a lot more now, I was just a fledgling weather nerd back then B) !

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Hi Anti-Mild

What about this link, brilliant:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mtullett/1962-63/index.htm?N=D : a day by day account of the inter of 1962/1963

Look at the associate links that has a lot of info on the winter of 1947

combined with

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/dathistcharts.asp

WO