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Same with Manchester! Think North West faired well

Ah, the one you mention I think is the one I remember. Snowed a few times after Christmas and into new year I think! Yes, forecasting and radar still a tricky business by the looks of it!

Honestly, I think this all depends where you live. We've had 2 significant cold spells, the first one with deep cold for 7 to 10 days. Some have had some good snowfalls too. December colder than average. I've known far far worse winters

Am always jealous of those a bit higher up in Manchester! Pretty low down where I am. I do remember Feb 91, it was snowing really heavy in Manchester but don't think it settled low down. Strangely I don't remember the 87 one and I was in my 20's. Super cold I remember. For Stockport I think 2010 the deepest in my lifetime. 79 maybe, think it was similar. Do you remember 2001 around the new year where we kept getting snow showers on and off for about a week? Never very deep but kept on coming. Only powder snow I remember was the 2018 one. Incredible

Awful papers. Sadly the most read

Mail and express make up snow stories. Surprised its allowed really

I'd love that! I actually think we've had more snowfalls in Manchester this last few years than usual. The last 3 including this one we've had proper snowfalls albeit just a couple of cm each time. Also 2018 was a belter in stockport when it leapt over the pennines for a couple of hours. 2021 we had 3 or 4 falls. In the 80s and 90s we often went for many years at a time with nothing other than the famous winters 79, 81, 2010 which brought deep snow. And the strange Jan 96 easterly bringing 6 inches!! The recent ones didn't turn to rain either though they were just showers though. I prefer that tbh, snowy breakdowns are rubbish for Manc!!

4.6 for me please! Got a feeling second half of Feb will be colder

Absolutely!!! Think it got to - 15 in Manc. 6 Jan 2010 was the coldest night I remember here, went down to -18. And we'd had a memorable snowfall the night before which I imagine was even better for you if you were in Scotland at the time!!

Dec 95 maybe!

I get puzzled by some of the posts that suggest' just another rubbish winter' . By any standards this winter has given 2 cold spells (not snaps) with some great snow in some locations. Not one of the memorable cold and snowy winters but they are few and far between and if we're being honest always have been. I reckon clusters of cold winters come every 15 years 63, 79, 96, 2010.......... . Maybe this winter is the precursor to something special in next few years. Certainly winters have got milder generally but weirdly where I live in Manchester seems to get more snow years than in the past

December 2010 without a doubt. The coldest December since records began and snow levels in parts of the country were off the scale! Remember pictures of the higher parts of Sheffield which I believe brought 2 feet of lying snow! Forget drifts, that just depends how windy it was. Dickens would have been proud. 1981 was memorable as well and an excellent runner up!

The 80's were very cold years definitely though the 87 crazy cold was short lived. Global warming has definitely made its mark on winters though not so sure summers have changed that much in terms of average temps. I do remember though a run of very mild winters in the early 70's and I believe the early 1900's were pretty snowless for the large part. My point is, it can change on a sixpence and thats the weather. Lets not forget Dec 10 was the coldest December in living memory

Yeah, know what you mean about not having the snowy breakdowns. What I've noticed in Manchester though these last few years isnthat weve had more west north west snow showers heavy enough to give a nice covering

Yes and that seems to be the story of this winter. GFS gets at lot of flack but correctly stuck to its guns for extending current cold spell. Met and bbc eventually reflected this but took a while. Been one of the better winters I think

The BFTE snow in 2018 lay for 7 days in Manc. Good as it gets here! Was deep cold though

I guess all this depends on where you live. We've had 3 years of snowfall now in Manchester and they've all been pretty good. Snowed 4 separate times early 2021. I remember some long snowless periods in first half of 70's. Even though 80s were cold we usually missed out bar the epic 81/82 So not all bad!!!

Thanks for that. Great to have clarity

Piling into Manchester now. Loving this winter. Topsy-turvy

Yes I must have been this one. Always thought it was from an easterly but now realise that wasn't the case. That volume doesn't come from an easterly this side of pennines. Think 2018 brought 3 to Manc from the beast bit that's exceptional and all within a couple of hours. Only time I remember powder snow. Minus 5 at time Meant 3 inches

Amazing! Do you remember if this was the event that brought Manchester snow?? Got a feeling it was late January for Manc from an easterly or maybe this one I don't know! This current one could be one for the album if radar checks out. Jan 10 the best I can remember in my nearly 60 years in this wonderful city. If I d been 10 years older I would remember 63, England world cup qnd could have been a mod! Damn it!!!

Stockport looking wonderland

We're so happy when it snows in our region! And that's because it doesn't happen so often. That's what makes it amazing when it comes off!!! I love our region because on the rare occasions we get snow, its often just little North West!

Got a feeling tomorrow will be good for Cheshire Gap, North west and South Manc!! Here's hoping. It really is looking likely. So hope I'm not wrong

Was a good one for sure