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We reached 7.1C at 14.23 which I suspect will be today's max as it's 6.9C now. No precipitation of any description.

Here in mid-Devon we touched 8.5C at 14.14 hrs. It'll be interesting to see if somewhere has made double figures (I had a bet with TEITS!).

I agree SF ... it's very very sad. (By the way, forgive my ignorance if this is obvious ... but are you and the famous Atmos Ferric one and the same?!)

Overnight low here of -1.2C

HI SF - I agree with point 1. We could take the 'white Xmas' approach - a snowflake anywhere in England? Or at any 6 weather stations strategically positioned? 2. This would be covered by the above 3. Yes ... I don't have the time at the moment but it's the sort of thing that I might try and get round to 'ere long! Now that I've asked it I'm quite bugged to know the answer

Hi SF - yes, absolutely. Thank you and apologies for a slightly confusing piece of terminology.

Excellent TEITS - thanks! Nothing like a bit of a challenge!

A question that may be near impossible to answer, but anyone know the most snowy date in the UK (OK let's limit it to England to keep some order) say since 1900? In other words, the date on which snow most regularly has fallen in England. I'd love to know! My birthday is Feb 10th and I reckon that would be pretty close - it seemed to snow on it every day when I was a boy.

No lying snow here in mid-Devon (Hatherleigh to be precise). But we have had a snow flurry 15 mins ago. Temp rising fast though up to 5.1C.

[quote=Terminal Moraine,8 Jan 2005, 07:32 AM] Well unless it's destined to get much worse in the next few hours this gale has been a non event here. Currently mean wind is 42 mph, gusting to 66. Max gust so far is 73. This is just an average winter gale here and wouldn't make the top 20. Whilst I agree that it's been relatively ok here in Devon, and less severe than I expected, there is a real whip in the tail across the NW at the moment, and this may affect you soon. A gust of 104 mph was recorded at St Bees head at 7 am. That's not really non-event stuff! <_<