I remember all of the 90s winters and none were as bad as last winter. This winter so far I would place only above 89/90, 91/92 and 96/97.

This is what the 90s brought in Aberdeen:

1989/90 - Awful. Only real snow was in April which I remember well coming during the Easter Holidays.
1990/91 - Little snow until February which was the last time there was an easterly that actually delivered a decent snowfall.
1991/92 - Almost snowless but quite frosty in Dec and Jan. Heaviest snowfall was 4cm in mid-March but I don't remember it.
1992/93 - Heavy but shortlived snowfalls in each month. 20cm at the end of Feb
1993/94 - Started very good with snowfalls in November and a White Christmas. More snow in Jan and Feb but the latter was a dreadful month with lots of rain, sleet and wet snow.
1994/95 - Very snowy New Year with a couple more good snowfalls at the end of Jan and in Feb
1995/96 - Very cold and snowy between Christmas and New Year. January depressingly grey and one of the worst months I can remember. February had a brief good snowfall.
1996/97 - Rubbish. Can't recall any snow apart from November and May. December had a couple of snowfalls but was mostly cold and grey.
1997/98 - Several brief snowfalls due to northerly topplers. Quite heavy around the 19th Jan but didn't last long.
1998/99 - A good snowfall of 13cm in December then an excellent spell in February that delivered a foot of snow.

Loving this thead - as entertaining as usual.

keep it up you miserable lot LOL

Just been looking through some Daily weather Reports from the 1960's and its amazing how many snowfalls occurred in an average winter.

Winters like 62, 63, 65, 68, 69, 70 had repeated spells of snow some of them on a weekly basis!

Between 1961-1980 snow lay here on average 22 days per year in Penrith

Between 1981 and 2010 it was 10 days.

Enough said.

Andy

Jeez, recent decades have hit the NW hard.  Those are shockingly disappointing stats.

For the south - It's only been dustings or flurries or sleet at lower levels out of this colder spell - How has Hampshire done?

Prepare for a boring week ahead weather wise - I wish this Azores/Iberia HP could shift to the north and not south, "The pancake just doesn't want to toss or turn!". - As Daniel Corbett would say.

Gosh!! If this set up occurred in summer we could be seeing some very warm weather. Oh, wait until March/April and we will get a proper blocking and easterly for sure or even worse - we get the wind and rain as we head into summer which will be a disaster.

I hope this high pressure will come back for summer! Fingers crossed.

We had 1 centimeter on the ground on Tuesday and some light snow today. You have to go 2000 miles South for the real snow action

On a final note - there is always Southern France, Greece, Spain or Italy, where snow will be guaranteed! If not Syria.

People seem to be always surprised when say Jerusalem, Madrid or Damascus gets snow but how many realise these cities are over 2000ft above sea level?

My friend in Albania had snow near Vlore and she is at Sea level as are part's of Sardinia and Naples etc. - LOL I am just ranting remember people are getting bored of me ranting about the fantastic winter NE America is having and we are getting a horrible one and Madrid is very much further south remember. HP is in the wrong position YET AGAIN!

This winter has been poor thus far for real excitement of the cold variety.  IMBY marginal is hopeless.  On the close-by North Downs its oK if a cm or two of transient snow then slush floats your boat.

Next please.

Another awful winters day Cloudy most of the day and not cold, not mild, not really sunny. Just boring. Never thought I would hear myself saying this but roll on the lighter nights and summer. 

Totally agree

Yet another write off winter snow wise with only a few cms on a couple of occasions on the edge of the city and basically nothing in the city itself just as well there has been some sun.

Yes at least December and January while having no worthwhile snow and little frost managed decent sunshine totals.

February on the other hand looks like having no worthwhile snow, little frost and poor sunshine levels thanks to this garbage high

Got much clearer skies from the zonality than this dismal high. The only benefit it should have brought over the zonality was lighter winds but even at 1035mb it's still windy. Just what the hell kind of set-up does it actually take for the winds to be light these days? 

Its a bag o'sh*ite high now. Boring.  Perpetual 6c and cloud.

Tally you really should consider moving as I fear for your sanity

Perhaps you could move in with Richard from Aberdeen and rent a flat together in Sheffield - the city that has done very well this winter (apparently).

And we could all donate money to facilitate the move 

or disconnect their internet? 

By contrast, I rekon Yes Tor/high tops has had snow on the ground for at least ten days. Even here 'snow drifts' (about <50mm deep...)  have survived alongside shady hedges for a week.