On 28/10/2018 10:05, Freddie wrote:
On Sunday, 28 October 2018 09:57:14 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
The max of 4.6° here yesterday was the lowest October daily max that I
have recorded in the 10 years that I have been in Tideswell. The
previous lowest was 5.9° on 20th Oct 2010. Also, yesterday was the
first time that I have recorded snow falling in Tideswell in October in
my 10 years here. A notable day!

If you had been there two year's previously then you would've seen both snow and a lower maximum. My site was in Bayston Hill, Shropshire, at the time and I recorded two snow days and maxima of 5.5 and 5.0 on the two days. It was a similar situation to Friday/Saturday, with a cold cyclonic northerly. Leek recorded a maximum of 3.1 - and that's not too far from you. See https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate...s/2008/october for details.


Earliest snowfall in my Epping records (1979-2013) was 27/10/2012 (am).

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