March 1845: exceptional cold spell mid month

[Weather-history]

March 1845, joint 5th coldest March on record for CET with a value of 2.0C

The 13th-17th period was exceptionally cold for the time of the year with a CET of -3.4C, the 13th had a CET mean of -6.5C 

 

Exceptionally severe frosts and snow were reported in that period

Guardian reports from March 1845.the thermometer readings are from Manchester city centre

[AderynCoch]

Surely the most remarkable cold spell ever recorded in March.

Zwanenburg (near Amsterdam) recorded a maximum of -9.4C on the 13th. The month as a whole had a mean of -2.3C.

https://www.meteolink.nl/weerhistorie-2/historische-winters/winter-1845/

[Derecho]

6 hours ago, Weather-history said:

March 1845, joint 5th coldest March on record for CET with a value of 2.0C

The 13th-17th period was exceptionally cold for the time of the year with a CET of -3.4C, the 13th had a CET mean of -6.5C 

 

Exceptionally severe frosts and snow were reported in that period

Guardian reports from March 1845.the thermometer readings are from Manchester city centre

Thanks for this, where do you get those Guardian snippets from?

[Weather-history]

4 hours ago, Quicksilver1989 said:

Thanks for this, where do you get those Guardian snippets from?

From their archive, I have been inching my way through it for anything meteorological/astronomical.

[Weather-history]

Bristol

Max, Min (°F)

10.  46, 34

11.  41, 28

12.  37, 26

13.  29, 14

14.  34, 20

15.  35, 25

16.  29, 20

17.  37, 24

18.  41, 29

 

Birmingham

10.  45, 32

11.  38, 30.5

12.  37, 26

13.  26.5, 19

14.  36.5, 13

15.  35.5, 22

16.  30, 23

17.  36, 19.5

18.  39, 23.5

 

A report from Ipswich, 13th March

Max: 25.5°F     2pm: 21°F  4pm: 19°F  6pm: 15°F  8pm: 12°F  10pm: 10.5°F  min: 5°F

 

Bremen: 9°F on the 12th March, ice in harbour 

 

Belfast

Evening of 13th March

5pm: 26°F   6pm: 20°F  7.30pm: 15°F  9pm:  10°F  10pm: 14°F