20 Years Ago

[Guest Daniel]

Did you know it is now 20 years since our last subzero month in England. Feb 1986 was a bitter month with freezing tempertures yet it happend in an average winter. there was no severe cold in Dec or Jan that year. Another Famous Feb was 1991. Again that year the winter was normal yet in feb there was a period of severe coold and snow brought on by biting east winds. so there plenty of time yet this winter for a major severe spell to occure. An intertesting point this winter so far is that we have had no long run of very mild weather even with the Atlantic in control. Tempertures so far in the East have really struggled to get up 10C by day.

[beefy201]

The last point is a very good one ! Here in midlands, since november the 18th we have only had 12 days where the temp. has risen above 6c . we have had 5 days of snow falling and 3 days of snow lying, albeit not a great amount. In my book this has been the coldest winter for 10years and certanly most night frosts since the late 80s totaling 22 to date !!

[Paul Sherman]

Have moved this over to Historic Weather, many many posts dreaming about bygone days when REAL Snow fell

Regards

Paul Sherman

[i luv snow]

thanks for letting us know that Daniel, amazing that it was 20 years a go!!! a very long time indeed, quite sad really but i have no doubt it will be repeated one day! lol

even if its next millenium!

[kippure]

Its not mild at all

Its bloody cold

So if you want mild go to the Go-be Desert

If you want cold in wetern Europe wait a week

The gfs will soon point to cold so next year when we,re down in a depression about "mild" on this day no doubt we can reminnse about how a severe cold spell ROARED out of the east like a Frieght train out of control

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooo...........

[Suomi]

Horrible winter it has been in Finland, too mild again. Our last below -30 C winter in Helsinki was 2003

Now it has been some days of +1, coldest has been only -14 C.

But you would like this weather in UK wouldn't you

[wayne80]

Horrible winter it has been in Finland, too mild again. Our last below -30 C winter in Helsinki was 2003

Now it has been some days of +1, coldest has been only -14 C.

But you would like this weather in UK wouldn't you

I'm happy to have AKI RIKHILLATI at the Palace..........That's the only Fin we need top player and person... :blink:

[Thundery wintry showers]

Feb 1986 had a CET of -1.0C and was dominated by easterly winds throughout.

Reports suggested that it wasn't a very snowy month, but it would appear to have been snowy enough over much of eastern Britain, with snow flurries penetrating to north-west England at times. Snow lay for well over half the month at Durham.

[Suomi]

I'm happy to have AKI RIKHILLATI at the Palace..........That's the only Fin we need top player and person... :blink:

Only good from you is Hyachint Bukée

And it is RIIHILAHTI I guess