Thanks F.

Not surprised that SSW's were going on around this time.

Some very colourful charts there...  Thank you Gavin .  

Thanks Gavin, enjoyed your account of Winter 78-79.   I remember that Winter very well. I was 12 at the time, and still remains the most exciting Winter of my lifetime. In fact that was when I first started keeping a weather diary.  Would like to add some extra info that I remember/noted:

September 1978 - Around the middle part of the month, I remember Look North reported that snow had fallen in the Pennines during the day.   

October 1978 -   Another brief cold blast brought wintry showers to the north sometime in the 3rd week.

December 2nd, 1978 - Eastern Britain had heavy snow during the day from an advancing warm front moving into the cold air.  About 5cm fell here.   

December 30-31, 1978 -  Remember the snow showers being intense and frequent, sunshine quickly followed by a blizzard, then quickly followed by sunshine, this alternating for hours on end.   I just love this kind of weather!

February 12-16, 1979 - The peak of the Winter here with prolonged disruptive snowfalls.   I remember that the snow turned to freezing rain across parts of the east and southeast around the 17th/18th.

May 1979 -  Sleet and snow showers in the first week.  There was even a remarkable frontal snow event here on the morning of the 1st in completely calm conditions.  

Thanks Andy. Pleased you enjoyed it and my account of what happened was completely "off" LOL!

Thanks for the work you put in to your videos Gavin, really enjoyed your 78-79 one in particular, love your enthusiasm when you mention cold and snow, i did not know you still did requests, Jan 87, Dec 90, Feb 91 would be a few to mention that would make fantastic for future bank holidays, 1987 one in particular would be another example of why cold weather fans should never give up during mild Atlantic spells, i recall Dec 86 being very mild and a fairly quick switch to bitter cold.

Hi Jan,

Actually I already did January 1987 earlier in the year;

http://www.gavsweathervids.com/beastfromtheeast.html

I was quite poorly with my eye's when I did it, so it's not the best I've ever done.

You can find the full list of my historic videos here:

http://www.gavsweathervids.com/historical.html

Regarding 1978-9... look at these pics from my neck of the woods from then!

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/twocontent.aspx?type=bg&id=1626

This one, for instance, is epic!

Enjoyed the December '81 , for depth of snow that was stunning in my neck of the woods

Thanks Gooner 

Brilliant video Gav, dont worry about eye, its content that counts, i am really glad you mention it as the most potent cold spell in centuries because it was, some people dispute that the thames froze near London but some say the sea froze over at Southend, my mom always says it was nothing compared to 63, 47 etc but as a single spell it was unbelievable, i lived in midlands then, i was about 10 but it was up to my chest and school closed for a week and a half, the deepest level snow i have ever experienced, i didnt see that countryfile by John kettley you mention, i do remember the one on the sunday before the Feb 1991 spell though by Ian Mccaskil, the first line was 'Good afternoon, the coldest spell of weather for 4 years is on the way'.

Thanks Jan.

Pleased you enjoyed the 87 video as well.

I remember Ian Mccaskills forecast in 1991. Annoyingly John Kettley's forecast from 1987 isn't on YouTube.