January 1937

[Weather-history]

Some of the recent charts remind me somewhat of January 1937 which was a mild and very wet month (CET: 5.2) with high pressure to the ENE and low pressure in the Atlantic with neither giving way for much of the time and the UK under frequent winds with a southerly component.

It was a deeply frustrating month for cold lovers.

10th January 1937

16th January 1937

20th January 1937

Finally the low pressure slipped further southwards allowing a colder SEly flow to develop and this brought snowfalls and sub-zero maxima to places. 6 inches of snow in places for parts of N. England.

It was short lived and with a new month reverted into the mild wet mode that dominated January.

From the Times

A Times editorial

[Interitus]

Interesting that the images and reports of heavy snow and drifting in the southwest happened in an average month temperature-wise. Maybe it's perception but they might seem extreme now even in a cold month.

With the exception of North Wales and parts of Lancashire extreme care was reported to be necessary on hills and bends throughout the country.

Some things never change.