John Stevens

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Just read through the last couple of days comments and results from @TomSE12... thank you Tom... thrilling reading... although I’m gutted my settling snow evidence was discounted I’ll accept the democratic process and won’t raise any protest... although I must say there was still lying snow in sheltered places even this afternoon! Thoroughly enjoyed the competition so far... I’ll send you my weekend marking over later if you like? All the best, John

Been a very cold day here in the Surrey Hills! Can’t have gotten above freezing as the snow from yesterday still frozen solid all over our garden and cat. I we cold sat indoors at my computer for the first day term and the return online teaching. One real downer of these times is that there’ll never be another School snow day again.... edit... just posted and read that back... it’s not the cat just the car.. predictive text

About an inch of settled snow here in the Surrey Hills and still snowing️️

Does this count as settling snow @TomSE12? This morning in the Surrey Hills

Can confirm light steady snow here in the Surrey Hills..... three minutes later.... make that heavy snow

Thanks Steve

@Steve Murr what’s the model of weather station you’ve got? I’m looking at getting my dad a new one for his birthday... Cheers, John

Afternoon walk in the Surrey Hills... at the top of Holmbury Hill and some snizzle in the air

Some comparison made on the MAD thread at the moment with Feb 86 cold spell... I don’t recall much of that winter, with the exception of the exceptionally cold temperatures in Florida that January that contributed to the Space Shuttle Challenger exploding just after lift off on the 28th January...I was living in Haywards Heath at the time and vaguely a few very snowy days that possibly closed the schools.. can anyone else add any details?

If that can shift 20 miles West the Surrey Hills will be in the game.... although the Surrey Hills snow shield will undoubtably be fully functioning

Surrey Hills Snow shield up and working fine!! Light cold drizzle up in the hills!

Looks like those between Brighton and Folkestone in the the next hour or so will have a few flakes!

Hi Tom, i think I forgot my category 9 guess?? I’m going for 4th January. Cheers, John

Merry Christmas one and all! I hope you all stay safe and eat, drink and be merry!! With any luck some of the white stuff will fall in the coming days!

Hi Tom, Here’s my cat 8 entry CATEGORY 8 (New Year's Day Snow?). BELFAST - nay CARDIFF -nay DUBLIN - nay EDINBURGH -yay LONDON -yay best wishes? John

I do hope Sammy gets more details soon @TomSE12 Christmas is beginning to look fruity in the Mod thread.... it will all probably end in tears but we can hope for snow

Hi Tom, Thanks for the message about the additional competition areas! Here’s my extra entry: CATEGORY 6 (White Christmas) Belfast - nay Birmingham - yay Cardiff - nay Dublin - nay Edinburgh - yay Glasgow - yay Liverpool - nay London - yay Manchester - yay Newcastle - yay CATEGORY 7 (New Year's Day) Predict the Max./Min. Temps recorded, during the 24 Hours of New Year's Day, in the South East/East Anglia Region. min -2.8 max 5.2 Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas! Best wishes, John

Thank you @TomSE12!! I will spend my virtual £20 wisely....a virtual mince pie and glass of mulled wine for everyone who has had snow today!!! Hopefully the MAD thread will play nicely this weekend and the snow will come to us all before Christmas!!

Now down to 2° here with a dew point of 1° in the Surrey Hills

Dew point currently 2° and temp set to fall further to 1°

Down to 3° here in the Surrey Hills

Clearly in a tier 1 area

I’m almost certain it 2010... our daughter was old enough to talk by that time. The year before in 2009 I can remember 4ft icicles from the drain pipes at the school we teach at