Winter 1947: 'General Inference' and Discussion*
at 0600 on 12th February 1947
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'Ridge of high pressure Northeast Iceland to South
Scandinavia to South Baltic, with shallow depression over France. Weather
will be dull with occasional snow mainly in eastern districts, but more
continuous at times and moderate locally in northeast England and southern
Scotland. There will be occasional rain or sleet, however, in the southwest.
In sheltered western districts of Wales and Scotland there will be some
fair intervals. It will be very cold with frost night and day in all
districts except the southwest, where it will be cold' At 0600 hours-easterly
airstream over British isles, winds up to F5 in the east. Cloudy in
most places with areas of light snow in the north Midlands, south-eastern
Scotland and western Ireland. Snow showers at Cape Wrath. Rain in the
Scilly Is. On the map as a whole the lowest temperature is 10°F
(-12.2°C) in eastern Belgium. For the British Isles the lowest temperature
is 22°F (-5.6°C) at Little Rissington and the highest 41°F
(5.0°C) at Roches Point (S.Ireland) Overnight minima-lowest 21°F
(-6.1°C) at Little Rissington and the highest 39°F (3.9°C)
at Scilly, St. Mary's. Most mainland areas below freezing. Previous
day's maxima-lowest 25°F (-3.9°C) at West Raynham (Norfolk)
and the highest 47°F (8.3°C) at Scilly, St. Mary's. Precipitation-generally
small amounts or dry. However West Raynham reports 6mm, Acklington 3mm.
More substantial totals in south-western parts of Ireland and England.
Valentia reports 19mm and Scilly 12mm. Snow cover/depth-widespread snow
cover away from coastal areas in south and south-west. Waddington reports
14", Finningley 11", Spurn Head 10", Acklington 9",
West Raynham 8", Little Rissington >6". Alness (nr Inverness
) now reports 12" of snow.
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