On 27/08/11 13:31, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Mine a-

1962/63 winter
1987 "Great Storm"
1976 Hot long summer.

Although these are obvious for my region I wondered what other regional
perceptions would be.

The only others really are a couple of notable blizzards, the record
minimum low temps of 1982, the high max of Aug 2003 close to me and a
T/S in the fifties that flooded our road so deep that people were
canoeing along it!

Dave, S.Essex

Golf ball sized hail in Gtr Manchester when I was about 6 (1984). Have
memories of sheltering in the hallway of the house.

Burns days storm.

The 1995 hot summer and drought, and a resultant satirical piece on the
TV about calendars which went something like this:

"The Nick Leeson calendar, it's very expensive but you do get six years.
And here is the Yorkshire Water calendar, unfortunately it runs out in
mid July."

Freezing weather in December 1995, and a new record low for the UK in
Altnahara (later revised).

February 1996, Heavy rain suddenly turns to snow which accumulates and
completely gridlocks much of Salford.

June 1997. One of the worst summer months I have ever experienced.

February 1998, I was at Reading Uni now, and temperatures approaching
20C were recorded around the 14th.

June 1998 (I think) the Reading tornado, 20 mm of rain falls in 15
minutes, 160mm/hr rainfall rates recorded further north in Caversham,
pictures on the local news of collapsed walls and fences. The Students
Union was hit by flash flooding.

August 2003, Very hot.

July 2006, Again, very hot.

January 2010, the most snow I can ever remember seeing.

December 2010, see January 2010, plus getting to/from work was a nightmare.