two months
How long did it last? The snow blanketed the country for up to two months in some parts, thanks to the below freezing temperatures (the average was -2.1oC in January). January and February were largely sunny but February also brought more snow, including a 36-hour blizzard which caused heavy drifts.
Was it a bad winter in 1963?
This snow set the scene for the next two months, as much of England remained covered every day until early March 1963. Blizzards, snowdrifts and blocks of ice were commonplace and temperatures dropped below -20°C, colder than the winter of 1947 and the coldest since 1740.
When was the coldest winter in England?
However, the coldest UK winter in the past two centuries was that of 1962-63. In some places, the sea froze as temperatures dropped to levels not seen since 1740. Snow covered much of England and Wales from late December until the following March, and temperatures dropped to -22.2C in Braemer.
When did the sea freeze in the UK?
Cold weather that reached the UK on 22 December 1962 kept the country in arctic conditions until the following March, with snow on the ground for 62 consecutive days.
What year did the Humber freeze?
It takes special temperatures to freeze sea water but in the 1962-63 winter the Humber estuary froze like Alaska.
When was the last white Christmas in England?
2010
The last widespread white Christmas in the UK was in 2010. It was extremely unusual, as not only was there snow on the ground at 83% of stations (the highest amount ever recorded) but snow or sleet also fell at 19% of stations.
When was the last white Christmas UK?
When did it last snow in April UK?
Most recently, in early April 2019, Britain was hit by a similar cold snap that covered much of Scotland and northern England in snow. The Met Office reports “perhaps the most outstanding April snow event” occurring in 1981, when the map of the British Isles turned white.
When did Lake Windermere freeze over?
1963
1963: Windermere completely freezes over.
