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I was watching the news on ITV this morning and they were interviewing a lady from Northern Ireland who said that all of her sheep were dieing of hyperthermia in the snow fields / snow drifts - which is tragic. However, I was wondering why the sheep weren't rounded up or put into pens / barns etc prior to this weather coming. It was forecast and in good time so surely something more proactive could have been done to save such suffering. I am not a farmer, so forgive any ignorance on my part!
I remember reading about how many sheep died in the Winter of 1963 and if this news is anything to go by, we haven't moved on any in almost 50 years, which is even more tragic! Hopefully somebody on here might be able to offer an insight / expaination.
I truly love long, cold and snowy winters and this has been another cracker (from IMBY) perspective, but I would enjoy all the more if the above didn't occure!
because the silly t@?>s have got short memories,those lambs should have at least been in fields very close to the farms,i used to be a farmer albeit cows not sheep and you cannot assume spring snow is not bad,have seen as much snow if not more in the last week of april 1981 ,the older farmers should know better
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It could be argued that most if not all decade long periods will contain great variability, extremes and record breaking?
i find that it is much more unusual to have 6 poor summers in a row rather than the current crop of colder than average winters,only one good month out of 18 summer months,i hope this summer corrects that a little
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still looking for the first daffodills around here
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maybe we are just in a group of colder winters such as those in the 80s or 60s and it is just a natural cycle or maybe it is global warming and we will all freeze to death
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has anyone had any cold temps lately or has scotland and wales a chance of taking the coldest temp of the season?
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-2deg aprox 12 inch of snow still snowing and blowing .worst conditions here since 1995,worst conditions in march since 1979
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-2deg 6 inch snow depth with drifts up to 2m deep on the tops and blizzards,havnt seen these conditions since 1995,might be bad in morning if it continues,just been on minor road up tops and had to go back as a ford ranger stuck in a 5 ft drift,
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Coldest September to March period since 1986 looking almost certain.
If we can go sub 3 this month, we'll make the top 15 coldest September to March periods since 1900, and top 5 since 1950.
just to add 1986 had the coldest april for 60 years @ 5.8
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currently -2 deg and snowing medium winds snow depth 6 inch,just been up tops to 400m plenty of blocked minor roads nearly put rangy through wall in drifts had to back up as a ford ranger stuck in a big drift plenty of drifts 2m deep some roads will be wall to wall in morning
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if you concider that jan and feb are the coldest months of winter average very similar,then the height of winter is around the end of jan .if it is possible to have severe weather in november such as 1919,1985 and 2010 being at least 8 weeks before the height of winter then 8 weeks after is the end of march being an equivalent.these may be rare events but do happen.in the 80s and 60s marches were often wintery and who remembers april 24th 1981?
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-1deg snowing 3 inch already,blowing. maybe first real blizzard since 1995.working out today at 250m should be interesting
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What was the summer of 1969 like out of interest?
according to met office figures statistics it was pretty average but that doesnt give a true picture as someone who experienced it,i'm sure i will be corrected
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it depends wether you like winter or summer and i like both so i'm doing 5 of each!!
winter...
january 1979.nothing comes close to the sheer amounts of snow we had and was very cold drifts under walls into may -0.7
february 1986.severe cold with unrelenting snow showers and never ending biting east winds for 6 weeks -1.1
december 1981.very heavy snow,very cold worse than 2010 in these parts -1.0
april 1981. to give that amount of snow in the last week of april must be the most crazy weather event in a lifetime with terrible floods to follow
december 2010 have to give credit for night temps,just lacked volume of snow -0.7
summer
august 1995 amazing
august1984 great here
july 1983 hot
august 1989
july 2006
just what came to mind,could have easily put in months from 2003,1990,1992,1997
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in 1986 it was 26th april before 18deg was reached anywhere in the country
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Highly doubt it , in dec2010 we had 2 weeks of lying snow without much melt , and one particular afternoom the temp sank to -14c at 3.30pm ,If that happens in Wigan again especially in late March I will eat my hat.
had we had a little more snow and slightly colder it could have been a very severe period
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currently 5 deg and cloudy ,-4this morning still snow cover above 250m
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Daffodils bulbs are only just started to poke their head through the soil around here, I think any spring growth will be running a few weeks late through the rest of spring going of the CFS charts with regards to any spring warmth. Still I hate spring warmth in March and April as I find it pointless really, more so after the last five summers.
i found a listing on a website a couple of years ago on daffodill flowering for each year since the 70s,i cant remember the figures but 86 and 79 were by far the latest,will have to have another look......
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still waiting for the first daffodills!
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We did miss all of the heavy stuff that winter, but even for the UK it's a strange classification. It was only the period 5-15 Jan where most of the UK was snow covered, not whole months like 47, 63 etc. Dec and Feb had very little lying snow over large areas of the Midlands and south- only Scotland could have been called "very snowy".
its amazing how varied it is in different parts december 81 was colder and much more snow here than dec 2010.this year parts of the east have had good amounts of snow yet west and the lakes have had little.march 47 gives 1.75 deg average for here prob freezing over the hills!!!!!!!!
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2degrees and snowing could be like this all week acording to forcast
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its at least mid to late april before the sun will burn
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i guess at the very end of feb with the best feb sunny days it is possible to slightly shade white skin.maybe its me in hillier parts that never get down to t shirt until may
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Strictly speaking you could have gotten sunburn in February, a combination of snow and sun would increase your chances! Sunbathing in 10 inches, anyone?
im only up the road from you but you will never get sunburnt in feb .maybe the end of march if you are lucky
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-6 again this morning ,that is twice this week ,impressive for march
Late cold spell - The effects
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food prices will rise no doubt,there have been plenty of late springs in the past am sure we will manage just depends how april and may pans out,we are due rain but we are also well overdue a very good summer and could soon be talking drought!