Winter 1947: 'General Inference' and Discussion*
at 0600 on 6th February 1947
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'A very cold east to southeast current will persist
over the British Isles with frost day and night in most places. Frost
will be severe locally tonight. Snow will fall in many districts and
more particularly over the eastern half of the country. Moderate falls
will occur in parts of Scotland and north england' At 0600 hours-Cloudy
in most districts with SE/E winds up to F4. The lowest temperatures
are 8°F (-13.3°C) at Esbjerg (W.Denmark) and 19°F (-7.2°C)
in SE Netherlands whilst over B.Isles the lowest temperature is 18°F
(-7.8°C) at Fairwood Common (5 miles west of Swansea). The warmest
place at 0600 is Scilly, St. Mary's on 35°F (1.7°C). Continuous
light snow is reported over N. France, Alborg (Denmark), from off the
western Danish coast (presumably from a boat), SE England and the Midlands
with recent snow reported from eastern Scotland and Central Ireland.
Precipitation totals are not particularly large with Little Rissington
being the wettest with 5mm. Overnight minima-Fairwood has been the coldest
overnight with a minimum temperature of 16°F (-8.9°C). Guernsey
and Tiree the warmest on 33°F (0.6°C). Previous day's maxima-generally
at or just below freezing in the Midlands and the East. Lowest values
29°F (-1.7°C) at our old friends Cranfield and Little Rissington.
Warmest, Blacksod Point 41°F (5.0°C) (which is presumably Blackrock
Mayo Lighthouse in the west of Ireland)
Snowfall/cover/depth-light snow has fallen in many areas. Snow cover is widespread, the exceptions being far south-western areas of England and Ireland. Snow depth reported as 11" at Waddington, 10" at Leeming (Yorks), 9" at Finningly (Notts), 7" at Honiley. Little Rissington reports >6". Snow depths increasing in NE England and E.Scotland. Acklington (Northumberland) now 5" (but gets deeper!). Elsewhere generally 2"-3".
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