the only other latish snowfall I can remember was one evening mid May 1985. I was studying for my finals and lived high up in a block of flats next to Hanley park. It had been raining steadily & surprisingly it turned to snow for an hour or so. The park trees were in full blossom (mainly pink) and the snow stuck on the grass. Combined with the heavy grey colour of the wet paths it really was a pretty sight from my elevation . If only I'd had a camera!