Tideswell, Derbyshire - Sunday 4th March 2018
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0630z 07005kt 0600 -SN FZFG 8St002 -00.5/-00.8 991
RMK: There's about 2cm of fresh snow so the total depth is
something like 12cm with drifts to 2m and more. It looks
like there was some freezing rain or drizzle before the snow
as many surfaces are coated in ice. The temperature is
creeping up so we might not manage a 4th consecutive 09-09z
ice day.

0900z 07006kt 0400 FG RESN RE-FZRA 8St002 +00.2/-00.1 990
RMK: It's difficult to keep up this morning! Slight snow
continued till about 0715z then turned to slight freezing
rain. This was abruptly replaced by moderate snow at 0820z
which ceased at 0840z. Foggy throughout. The temp rose to 0°
at 0745z, bring to an end a spell of continuous frost that
had lasted almost 113 hours.
09-09z: Tx +0.2 (0900z today) Tn -2.9 (0900z yesterday) RR 2.4
09-21z: Tx -1.2 (1520z) 21-09z: Tn -1.9 (2100z)
15-09z: Tg -1.9 00-24z: Sun nil

1700z 07006kt 0100 -RA FG VV/// +02.1/+01.9 988
RMK: Thick fog all day with vis below 100m from time to time.
There was a further spell of slight to moderate snow 0910-1000z.
Dry for the remainder of the morning then occasional slight
drizzle in afternoon. Slight rain in the past half hour.
A slow thaw set in around midday and the lying snow is
turning wet and it's a bit slushy in places now. There's
still about 10cm of lying snow with drifts to 2m. We had
a major snow-clearing exercise this afternoon to get our cars
out. I don't know how much snow we shifted but it felt like
tons. The main problem is finding somewhere to put it all
that doesn't impede the neighbours. We all have the same
problem! Max temp +2.1° so far but it's still creeping up.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr