Jump to content
Winter
Local
Radar
Snow?
IGNORED

A snowfall in the midst of an exceptionally mild spell: Early April 1961


Recommended Posts

Posted
  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam
Posted

February 1961-April 1961 was exceptionally mild but at the start of the April 1961, there was a brief wintry snap that brought snowfalls to parts of the UK. In a number of places, it was the first snowfall of the year and at Nottingham, it was the first snowfall since February 1960.

 

image.thumb.png.f12fb4ba4d6b4558122c696ba5e42bc7.pngimage.thumb.png.959e922587f2785602907e70bf8f99b7.pngimage.thumb.png.41c43e288eae6e5ba06ef71b014acd80.png

 

It reminds me of what happened around the 7th/8th February of this year.

 

image.thumb.png.119ae4235bd966cdcb9f17e057898448.pngCFSR_1_2024020800_2.pngimage.thumb.png.feaa7393071f6e3fc69c868069aebc48.png

 

image.thumb.png.bafe95de46a43ef0fce79a7963db56b0.pngimage.thumb.png.810f95dd7a86c32e855ad2e954f024f1.pngimage.thumb.png.6ac176561fd5514b86a4e5d71e22e25f.pngimage.thumb.png.fc64566e74188390c332938f1abaddcc.pngimage.thumb.png.db31b1d4fbb7fe0816f8c56e7e69c99c.pngimage.thumb.png.aae488bf2558c8e06768a0620c562b20.pngimage.thumb.png.18bf032c3dcebb07216a2c47968792a6.pngimage.thumb.png.d08e28485821a9a21bb8db3bc1dc8a4a.png 

image.thumb.png.89217525f6dfa04367c1423e8065012c.pngimage.thumb.png.b21153d5dd409063b980a17b246d60ae.png 

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
Posted
  • Location: Hampshire
  • Weather Preferences: Warm-by-day sunny thundery summers , short cold snowy winters.
  • Location: Hampshire
Posted (edited)

As a whole, April 1961 sounds thoroughly unpleasant, a rare combination (for the spring) of mild, dull and wet. Looks completely southwesterly dominated. Perhaps worse than any April of my lifetime.

DIGITAL.NMLA.METOFFICE.GOV.UK

Just hope this month isn't a re-run of 1961 and there's a change at some point!

Other similarities to this year include the long run of wet months from July 1960 to Feb 1961.

However a drastic difference was that March was very dry.

FWIW May 1961 was the exact opposite: dry, sunny, slightly below average and with late frosts!

June 1961 was also a fine month, and July 1961 was cloudy, cool but dry.

Edited by Summer8906

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...