Diary of Highlights

1st to 6th
Vigorous low pressure to the north and northwest brought very mild wet and windy weather to the region. The rain was often heavy especially in north Wales and Cumbria where severe local flooding occurred.

The Conwy valley was badly hit as the heavy rain and melted snow resulted in some villages being cut off. Capel Curig registered 260mm in 48 hours during the 3rd and 4th. Gravesend/Kent achieved 17.9°C on the 4th while central London reached 17.8°C.

7th to 10th
A deep low near Faeroes moved southeast towards Denmark. Its northwesterly airstream brought wintry showers to the north giving snow cover over high ground. After overnight frost at first on the 9th and 10th very mild air returned.

11th to 15th
After some freezing fog at first in places on 10th, depressions passing to the north, brought bands of rain and showers which were heavy at times, especially in northern and western areas. It was mild or very mild in southern areas on the 11th, 12th and 13th before cooler north-westerly winds arrived later. Teignmouth/Devon reached 14.9°C on 11th.

15th to 19th
Staying mild or very mild as high pressure sat over the UK. It was mostly cloudy with occasional slight rain or drizzle and some patchy mist or fog at times, however there were good sunny periods in western areas later. There was some heavy rain at times in the northeast during the 14th

16th to 21st
Continuing anticyclonic and generally dry, mild at first becoming colder later. There was a little rain on the 17th and a few showers on the North Sea coasts on the 18th.

Good sunny periods followed in most places but with a chilly east wind. Southern England had some snow flurries on the 20th, and rain in the southwest on the 21st.

22nd to 25th
Becoming colder with northerly winds as high pressure receded westwards and a deep depression from Greenland migrated to southern Scandinavia. There was overnight frost and snow showers in many areas later.

26th to 29th
Bands of snow affected Wales, northern England and east coast areas including East Anglia at first, giving significant falls in places. Later on the 26th an area of moderate snow moved across central southern England, with ten to 12cm depth reported from Bournemouth early on the 27th.

Sennybridge in Powys fell to minus 10.9°C that same morning, overnight frost became widespread and severe in places. Persistent snow showers during the 27th and 28th gave further moderate accumulations over Wales, northern England and northeast coastal areas, most places however saw good sunny periods.

Some parts adjacent to the North Sea as far south as Kent also received a few centimetres of snow, there were some odd reports of thunder too. Wintry showers also broke out over central southern England on the 28th. Boltshope Park in northern England boasted 16cm on the 29th, however rising pressure restricted snow showers to southeast England that day.