Thanks so much! Will book mark it! Yes confirmation there was no major blocking in Feb 2009's cold spell.

The coldest I can find are -12 to -14 uppers but only lasting a few hours during the Feb 2009 cold spell - so clearly uppers of -15 for several days looks like a much more impressive one than the last cold Feb we had which was i think in 2009:

2nd Feb 2009:

Compared to Feb 2018:

So we have to go back further to Feb 2004 or 2005 when we last saw a proper bitterly cold sub-zero easterly winds with windchill and significant snow:

And to think I only mentioned Andy Woodcock about 8 days ago amazing the models still remember him.

-22.8C on the 14th in 1958 in Aberdeenshire. Must have been a very cold week as four date records were made in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands on consecutive days.

GP UPDATE https://www.gavsweathervids.com/   looking good even out to day 10.....

Why Thank you 

Think imho 1987 in EA is out on its own wiki even refer to it as very heavy lake effect event for EA nd S/E

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1987_Southeast_England_snowfall

Some musings on the current forecasted severe spell:

The most loathed words I heard in the 1970's "its too cold to snow".  Might make the odd reappearance.

"There will be sleet and snow" - always disliked sleet as a waste of time. 

Rarely it was "there will be snow showers, or longer periods of snow"

This episode should be one of those types, pure snow.

Back in the 1980s there were far fewer cars on the roads, we could be set for travel chaos in 2018.  I think its fair to say the system (infrastructure) is going to be severely tested, and Ive a feeling at times we will come up short.

This is one for the coast dwellers, the lowlanders, those with a poor altitude.  This is our chance at glory.

I'm giddy with anticipation.  Its only been a 22 year wait for me.

WI

Hi Guys!

No WIO post from me this year, with the SSW a cold March was always on the cards although I am stunned by the depth of cold, if of course it all verify.

With such deep cold I Think the MetO and Been are playing down the snow chances, indeed, the current output closely resembles mid February 1979, a often forgotten severe spell that gave the most widespread UKsnow I have ever seen including 20cms in St James Park London.

However, there is still time for downgrades which would be a cruel trick by the weather indeed.

Andy

-22.8C on March 14 1958. Amazingly the latest date on which -20C has been recorded is also the March record!

http://www.torro.org.uk/lowtempsyear.php