Ken Cook wrote:

On Sunday, 28 October 2018 19:22:53 UTC, Richard Dixon wrote:
On Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 10:32:39 AM UTC+1, Ken Cook wrote:

3cm snow lying 09Z, first lying in October since 2012
09Z ob NNW 13KT, vis 6 miles, broken cloud, light snow, 1C / 0C,
1016mb

Ken I'm assuming you keep a record of "first snow" in your rarified
atmosphere - when the average date for you?

Richard

Hi, David and Richard,
David, I think it was just a taster – only the third October since
I moved here in 1995 that has seen snow lying.

Richard, I keep a note of first and last frosts but not snow.
However, your post has stirred me to make a start – could take a
while though as grandchildren have just about taken over here!

Gordon Manley, who knew a bit about Teesdale weather, was convinced
that Consett – just up the road and same altitude- was the snowiest
urban community in Britain. The Met Office also seems convinced that
Copley has the highest number of snow falling days of their sites in
England and 5th in UK – nothing to do with me I just send the obs.
in!
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learnin.../snowiest-plac
es

There might be room for some work here and I’ll let you know.
Meanwhile, a very rough estimate would be average first snow falling
10th November, first with more than half cover at 09Z 25th November.
Last falling 25th April, last more than half cover at 09Z 25th March.
Since 1995 average annual days falling are 57.7, lying more than half
cover 31.5, fresh falls at 09Z 83.2cm


In Tideswell, since 2009, the average annual days falling is 50 and
more than half-cover lying is 28. I don't keep stats on earliest/latest
dates but I might have a look at that.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.