Thursday 29th December 2005

[Summer of 95]

Snowing at last!

First ice day in nearly 4 years.

[enka]

Coldest day of the year here!! Highest temp -1.2c Lowest -2.9c Current -2.6 (1755).

Has been patchy fog all day.

[Summer of '47]

First ice day here since 1997 (technically if it stays sub zero until 09h tomorrow anyway). Currently mostly cloudy but one or two stars visible. Hardly any wind all day but I checked and the anemometer wasn't frozen...

Readings at 17:55z

Temperature = -1.7°C ............. Low / High since 00h = -1.7°C / 0.0°C

Dewpoint..... = -4.2°C

Rel Humidity = 83%

Wind Speed = 0.0 max 0.0 mph ( 1 minute avg / gust )

Wind Direction = ESE ( 112º )

Barometer = 1014.5 hPa & Steady

Today's Rain = 0.0mm (since 00h)

Rain Rate now = 0.0mm/hr

Monthly Rain = 28.2mm

Yearly Rain = 417.1mm

[paul tall]

Temperature here is -3.6ºC under overcast skies, but rising slowly.

Minimum this morning a respectable -6.7ºC although had the night been clear throughout it would have dipped much lower. Temperature at 1200z today was -4.3ºC.

7cm snow cover.

An ice day by quite some wedge.

Edited December 29, 2005 by paul tall

[Honey]

currently -2 degrees

wind direction SSW ! 3mph

temp peaked at an amazing 0.3 degrees

pressure 1013 hpa

...still waiting for some snow as i havent had any settle on the ground yet !!!!!

[mezzacyclone]

19:35, North Sheffield, 395Ft ASL

Dry, Light SSE breeze,

28.8'F, 8 oktas full cld cover,

86% humidity.

Previous overnight (28/12) minima 22.9'F,

Daytime maxima (29/12) 30.1'F - (south facing, sheltered)

[Somerset Squall]

Light snow.

Temp: 0.0c, steady

Humidity: 93%, steady

Pressure: 1007mb, falling

[Terminal Moraine]

A sunny start to the morning but low stratus spread from the south by 1015 and the rest of the day was dominated by thick freezing fog. The temperature fell to a lower level than during the night by early afternoon.

Temp' at 1800........-4.0c

Min' last night.........-4.2c (-4.6c during the afternoon)

Max' today.............-2.7c

Grass min'.............-9.6c

Rainfall from 1800 yesterday.........nil

Sunshine today..........1.41 hrs

Sky obscured by thick freezing fog

Mean wind speed at 1800........12 mph S, gusting to 13

Highest gust today..................13 mph at 1034 and 1745

Vis' at 1800.........90 yds

Barometer...........1012.0mb, falling steadily

3cm of lying snow

T.M

[Andy Bown]

severe frost at -7c to start the day.

Sunny morning then cloudy and breezy (raw feel) from 13.00.

Light then moderate snow from 16.30.

Max of -1c.

Now light snow and still -1c.

[Flat land Andy]

Temp -2.2C

No wind,

Very misty,

no sign of a thaw!

[mickpips]

Ice Day here today .. max daytime temp -1.1oC

Became foggy around 7pm but breezy now and part cloudy.

Looking forward to waking to blizzards

[Gregg Lamb]

Big Snow event for Eastern England and Scotland for a good 4-6 hours ! Sounds good, then sleet, and eventually rain.

Can we really expect something special, even for only a few hours ?

The BBC issued a Emergency weather warning at 21:30 this evening, very unusual for them.

Any views ?

[Rollo]

It is now warmer? than it has been all day with the temperature having climbed to the dizzy heights of -3c,98% humidity,cloudy and dry,barometer 1008 mb and falling. Will we get much more snow-well whether we do or not ,it will unfortunately be all gone by Saturday.

[Verglas]

a 'Yuk' night

+4ºC

1000mB

driving drizzle

windy from the south about 25mph

Edited December 29, 2005 by Verglas

[M'Lady]

Snow.

Temperature -o.7c and rising slowly.

Humidity 70%

Pressure 1005 hPa and falling slowly.

(Wind SE 15mph,

Visibilty 6000m.)

[Hurricane Andrew]

-4.0C and freezing fog

[reef]

Report for Thursday 29th December 2005, Readings taken at 00:00.

The coldest day I have ever recorded, and by some way. The minima today of -4.2°C is the lowest since 2nd March 2004 and the maxima of -1.2°C is the lowest I have ever recorded. The day was mostly cloudy with a layer of thick freezing fog which persisted until well into the evening. At present it is overcast, signalling the arrival of the front which will end this exceptional cold spell. The average temperature today was -2.7°C, exceptionally below average and feeling bitterly cold despite there being no wind at all.

Current Temp: -2.7°C

Max Temp: -1.2°C (at 12:17)

Min Temp: -4.2°C (at 16:19)

Humidity: 92%

Min Humidity: 90% (at 06:48)

Pressure: 1008.8hPa (Falling)

Dewpoint: -3.8°C

Wind: Unknown (Anemometre Frozen!) - stuck at NNW (calm)

Rain Today: Trace

My December average currently stands at 4.8°C (-0.3°C Below the 1971-2000 average).

Edited December 30, 2005 by reef