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Met office and bbc have already substantially reduced Fridays temps in last couple of days. Could be seeing the potential

I wish MC had falls like that. Honestly 2 inches is good for us. Think we had quite a bit in the December. Was at college that year. Only around 4 inches though. Ace for Manc though

I believe Jan 82 was a stonker in Suffolk. Jealous

I lived in Huddersfield between 91 and 98. In Jan 95 there was a famous one. 40 cm in Leeds and 50 cm in Huddersfield. The m62 was frightening driving home

I don't remember Jan 2001. Was it the one that built up over the week from easterly showers?

Amazing! Strangely Manc had 6 inches in Jan that year but wasn't the one you remember. Think the event you mention was a west lancs affair

I don't think Manchester has ever had a foot from one fall or a build. 63 had 9 inches in Wythenshawe recorded and 6 inches in MC centre. Can't find anything for 47 but may have done then. I remember 5 inches Jan 79, Jan 96 (bizarrely from an Easterly) and Jan 2010. None of then ever quite hit 6 inches. I live 5 miles out of Manchester 50 metres

Mate in Lpool kept calling me. We got 3 inches from it dint thunk it went much further east

I was wondering if anyone remembers a week around the end of 2000 where we kept getting snow showers. Never anything spectacular but levels kept building bit by bit. Am sure they were easterly. Didn't melt through week either.

Its great isn't it when Manchester has a good snow event. Very rare but when they come makes it all the more fun. I'm nearly 60 and can't remember any snow as a kid in early 70s. 70 to76 were poor years for snow apparently. The best snow events as a teenager for me were 79 and 81. Think 2010 was best in my lifetime though. Always makes me laugh when people from Manchester wax lyrical about all the snowy years when they were kids. Nostalgia out of control! When I talk to people in their 20s they're already saying that it always snowed when they were kids. In reality they remember 2009/ 10 and the following December. That December was the most memorable for me for bitter temps. Actually thought 2021 was good for Manc. 3 or 4 good snowfalls

I remember in 2018 driving home from work and it hammered with snow for a couple of hours. 3 inches in stockport. Rang a mate in Sale which is 5 miles further west and they had barely a couple of centimetres. The Easterly snow (am sure it was Easterly then) just about got as far as stockport. Good one for us

Yes Lpool had brilliant snow in December 10 didn't it. Manc got about 3 inches early evening on 17th I think

Ive always thought the 96 snow was an easterly. It makes total sense now. Am pretty sure it must have been that event. Learning loads on here. I love it and thanks for explaining. Hope Manchester gets some snow this week. Will have to be colder I think

I didn't know that! It makes sense as they seem to be our best snow events. Always think a couple of inches is a good one for Manchester. It's always on a knife edge for Manchester though isnt it. Only powder snow I remember was 2018. Couldn't make a snowman

I think from memory the Jan 10 event in Manchester came from a northerly but unusually came south across the UK with a massive low. It was the same in Dec 62. The only easterly that bought a lot of snow that I can remember was I think 1996 in the Jan or Feb. We had 5 inches then. Dec 62 in manc centre was 6 inches and 9 inches in places out of the centre. Its rare though and always was

I see what you mean, yes. It was good for Manchester with very low mins. Unusual for where I live. A beast would be nice wouldn't it!!

I've often seen decent snowfall in Manchester when it wasn't mentioned at all in BBC

The 7 day cold spell in December was 4 to 5 below average. Definitely not a bog standard chilli spell

It really was notable wasn't it. 7 to 10 day cold spells are unusual for the UK. Even in 79 and 2009 10 it flipped from mild to cold though they were very cold winters overall. The only times I remember longer cold spells were Feb 86 and December 2010 which were exceptional

4.6 for me!

Looks like December will end up being officially a cold month. Probs 1.2 below average with mean temp 3.4. Think coldest since 2010! Mild first week of Jan and then lots to play for going further into winter by the looks of the models. I still think the Atlantic will quieten down again as we've seen through the year. Doesn't necessarily mean cold but better chances than normal. Here's hoping!

Apologies, was thinking of 2009/10 winter. Yes Dec 2010 was very cold almost through the whole month. It was the second coldest December ever recorded though! Once in a generation stuff

I think over a 10 day period this December it was around 5 below average. I think that's quite unusual for the UK. 2010 was very snowy and cold overall but flipped from cold to mild and back to cold through the period. Similar to 78/79. Overall they were of course very cold winters but don't happen very often. Here's hoping for another one soon!!

The latest met update and net weather monthly very encouraging! BBC are stalling their latest monthly. Makes sense given the difficulties the models are facing! Do feel the models are moving to a cold spell (yes, not just a snap)! Dec could well end up with an average in the 2's or dare I say it maybe even the 1,s! Am loving every minute!

Having only joined the forum a few days ago, can I say what a pleasure it is to be reading and now joining in with the discussions. I love reading the posts from the guys with an amazing knowledge of the science in the models which I really want to learn from. Also love the romance of 'just maybe' when a fab gfs chart gets me up early with a spring in my step. It does seem to me though that with medium term model output, unless there is cross model support for cold, we can often be disappointed. That said, it's clearly not a 'typical' year and I remain very hopeful of some memorable cold spells this winter. Fingers very much crossed!