Abstract:I was secondary‐school age in January, 1987, when one of the coldest airmasses for decades overspread much of the UK. I have vivid recollections of fluffy powder‐snow, big drifts, and several days off school where we lived in Bracknell, Berkshire. We didn't even have the worst that this particular event threw at the UK: parts of East Anglia and Kent had continuous heavy snow, gale‐force winds, and midday temperatures close to −10°C!
February 1991 brought another bitterly cold easterly flow. Many people will re… Show more
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