The Snowstorms And Cold Of December 1908

Weather-history · December 26, 2008

High pressure over Scandinavia, low pressure trying to push in from the west. The result was a severe spell of wintry weather with blizzards, drifting snow and intense cold during the last week of 1908

Here are some reports

Morriston: Snow 7.25 inches deep (26th-28th)

Alford: Snowstorm blocked the railway for 3 days (26th-28th)

Gloucester: Snow fell almost continuously (26th-29th)

Porth: Snow from 4 to 6 inches deep, with drifts up to 3 to 4ft deep in country

Whithorn: Almost continuous snow

Dolaucothy: Snow over 6 inches deep. (27th)

Torquay: Snow commenced to fall about 3.30pm on 27th and continued at intervals to 2.30pm on the 29th. 6 to 18 inches deep snow depending on elevation.

Knotty Ash: 6 inches of snow

Forfar: Great snowstorm, the average depth was 27 inches

Ystrad Mynarch: 6 inches of snow (29th)

Kirkby Lonsdale: Severe snowstorm during the night from ESE. There were drifts from 3 to 8ft deep on account of the severe gale and hard frost.

Bodnant Hall: Blizzard.

Girvan: On 28th, 4 inches of snow fell and on 29th, 5 inches.

Camden Square: 3 inches deep snow (29th)

Abinger Hall: 8 inches of snow (29th)

Maidstone: 7 inches of snow

Horsham: 8 inches of snow

Bournemouth: 6.5 inches of snow

Southampton: 7 inches of snow

Poole: 7 inches of snow

Wincanton: 6 inches of snow

St Andrews: Roads impassable and trains blocked by snow.

The 29th was a very cold day.

Burghill Court: 22F (max)

Ranmoor: 20F (max)

Camden Square: 23.7F (max)

Wallington: 23.8F (max)

Stratfieldsaye Gardens: 22F (max)

Stow-on-the-Wold: 21.0F (max)

Low minima recorded

Camden Square: 14.4F (30th)

Tenterden: 14.0F (30th)

Pitsford: 6.2F (30th)

Ross-on-Wye: 17.6F (30th)

Southport: 15.9F (30th)

Hull: 12.0F (30th)

Edinburgh: 18.7F (29th)

Liphook: -1F (30th)

Raunds: 3F (30th)

Buxton: 4F (30th)

Epsom: 4F (30th)

Bawtry: 5F (30th)

The weather became milder especially in the north as the Atlantic encroached but high pressure held on further south.

From the Times of 30th December 1908

Optimus Prime · December 27, 2008

Unbelievable CET tracker during the last 5 days.

26 5.3c

27 5.0c

28 4.7c

29 4.4c

30 4.0c

31 3.9c

0.4c drop in one day between 29-30! A record fall for a month for the last few days?

Weather-history · December 27, 2008

Unbelievable CET tracker during the last 5 days.
26 5.3c
27 5.0c
28 4.7c
29 4.4c
30 4.0c
31 3.9c
0.4c drop in one day between 29-30! A record fall for a month for the last few days?

December 1798

24 3.2

25 2.9

26 2.6

27 2.2

28 1.8

29 1.6

A drop of 0.4C on two consecutive days

December 1796

23 -0.2

24 -0.5

25 -0.9