Winter 1947: 'General Inference' and Discussion*
at 0600 on 11th March 1947
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'A deep depression over the Low Countries and another
depression north of the Azores will move east or northeast. It will
be dull with periods of slight rain or snow in the North, and light
rain with sleet over high ground in the South. This will gradually die
out during the night and there will be some bright periods in the Northwest.
It will be cold with slight night frosts in many districts and some
mist or fog later tonight in the Midland and North England, but temperatures
by day will be slightly above freezing point' At 00GMT-low centred SW
England, moving east. Milder conditions, with temperatures in mid 40'sF
(7.2°C) have reached areas south of a line from London to North
Devon. South Cornwall has temperatures up to 47°F (8.3°C) but
Lerwick is only 23°F (-6.0°C).Raining over Southern England
with snow falling in NE England and Eastern Scotland. By 06GMT-low has
now moved eastwards into southern North Sea with occluded front moving
southwards across southern districts of England. Colder air is moving
back into southern areas and temperatures are now at or just below freezing
over East Anglia. Precipitation now generally light. Overnight minima-Lerwick
coldest on 23°F (-5.0°C), Valentia warmest on 45°F (7.2°C)
Previous day's maxima-Valentia reached 54°F (12.2°C) and even
Farnborough managed 50°F (10.0°C). Lowest Eskdalemuir, Spurn
Head and Waddington all on 34°F (1.1°C) Precipitation in prev
24 hrs-A wet 24 hours in the South! Croydon 17mm, Tangmere 29mm, Manston
20mm, L.Rissington 17mm, Guernsey 24 mm. All stations recorded some
precipitation. Flooding imminent. Snow cover/depth-by 21hours on the
previous day snow cover/depth in many areas had reached their smallest
amounts since January. However the return of colder air to the Midlands
and East Anglia has led to further snowfalls in those areas, albeit
light. Snow cover persists across Eastern and North East England, Midlands
and parts of Northern Ireland and SW Scotland. The deepest snow is over
NE Scotland with Lerwick still reporting 15" snow.
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