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The February 2009 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall was a prolonged period of snowfall that began on 1 February 2009. Some areas experienced their largest snowfall levels in 18 years . [ 3 ] Snow fell over much of Western Europe. [ 4 ]
Due to a mix of the bitter winter weather and a milder low pressure system attempting to build towards the UK from the Atlantic, heavy snowfall in the United Kingdom resumed, with fresh accumulations, on top of existing snow, of up to 15 centimetres (6") on 12 January in Wales and South West England. Snow later fell in the Midlands and South ...
The winter of 2009–2010 in Europe was unusually cold. Globally, unusual weather patterns brought cold, moist air from the north. Weather systems were undergoing cyclogenesis from North American storms moving across the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and saw many parts of Europe experiencing heavy snowfall and record-low temperatures.
This created unusually large amounts of snow, which fell across England, Wales and Eastern Ireland. This weather type is rare in Ireland, and is normally confined to small amounts; however, the total amount of snowfall in this storm was the highest since 1981.
Further heavy snow in parts of England and Wales cause fresh school closures and travel disruption. [40] The Halifax reports a rise in house prices of 1.9% in January. However, it also reports that, on average, the price of a house fell by 17.2% in the 12 months since January 2008. [41]
There is a separate yellow rain warning covering parts of Wales until 06:00 GMT on Monday, with the risk of heavy rain and thawing snow leading to some flooding in places.
A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales. ... Wales' papers: Ex-officer's shock prison claims and snow warning. January 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM [Western Mail]
17 to 19 November 2009 Highest 96-hour total 495 mm (19.5 in) Seathwaite, Cumbria 16 to 19 November 2009 Highest monthly total 1,396.4 mm (54.98 in) Crib Goch, Snowdon: 1 to 31 December 2015 Highest annual total 6,527 mm (257.0 in) Sprinkling Tarn, Cumbria 1 January to 31 December 1954 [10]