One For Welsh And Sw England Snow Fans: 26th February 2004

[Weather-history]

Snow fans in Wales and SW Enlgand have had little to cheer about this winter but here was a snow event that struck these parts during 26th February 2004 as a low tracked down western parts of the UK providing heavy snowfalls to these parts.

[conor123]

I remember the disappointment of this day, bone dry here whilst there was dark skies to the west all day.

[MP-R]

I have fond memories of this event. Being in the first year of secondary school, it was the first time there was proper snow while I was there. It started snowing around lunchtime but kept stopping, then by 2pm it just threw it down all afternoon and into the evening leaving a good few inches in the centre of Bristol and more out in the country. There were occasional top ups overnight 26th/27th and 27th/28th too. I think the snow didn't eventually go until it rained on the 3rd of March. What a great spell of weather.

And not long after, a light dusting on March 12th from a battleground.

[Bobby]

I remember a good 5 inches falling from this.

[Alex95]

There was also ~15cm in the North East from North Sea snow showers - it was one of the better northerlies of the 2000s, and the second significant snowfall from a northerly in 2004. I had a friend living in Shaftesbury, Dorset (or at least she went to school there) at the time and I remember her being quite excited about the snow as she didn't get much down there. In fact I presume she still lives there / goes to school there, but I'm not in touch any more so I wouldn't know.