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

[Duane S.]

First half of the following January pretty impressive as well!

[Weather-history]

25th Nov-9th Dec 1875 CET: 0.7°C

London

  Max, Min  (°F)

22nd: 44.0, 31.0

23rd: 44.5, 33.2

24th: 40.0, 36.0

25th: 38.0, 31.5

26th: 36,2. 26.2

27th: 38.0. 27.0

28th: 35.0, 33.0

29th: 35.0. 32.0

30th: 33.2, 27.5

Dec

1st: 32.0. 26.0

2nd: 33.0. 28.0

3rd: 34.0, 28.0

4th: 34.2, 24.7

5th: 34.5, 25.0

 

            

 

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