Cold Outbreak Of Late November - Early December 1875

[Weather-history]

There was an early season wintry outbreak at the end of November 1875

This brought a snowy spell to the southeast of the UK for the first week of December.

Some reports

Hailsham: December began with slight snow increased on 2nd to a heavy fall

Cork: 2nd to 11th, strong frost every night, skating during almost the entire interval

Croydon: 6 inch deep snow on the 3rd

Addington: 9 inch deep snow on the 3rd

Canterbury: 14 inches of snow on the 6th

Bromley: 9 inches of snow by the 6th

Forest Hill: 6 inches of snow by the 6th

Culford: Snow almost daily from 1st to 9th

Shifnal: 3 inches of snow on the 6th

25th November-8th December CET: 0.8C

The 2nd half of December 1875 was much milder and unsettled and the CET ended up as 4.2C

[s4lancia]

First half of the following January pretty impressive as well!