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Summary of UK Snowfall from 1875 to 2024
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This summary of UK snowfall has been augmented with information from additional sources and brought up to date as of 2023. Each winter snowfall has been classified as 'little', 'average', 'snowy' or 'very snowy' depending on the amount of snow and how it fell. The data dates back to 1875-76 to present day.
Notable Falls Key: October (O), November (N), December (D), January (J), February (F), March (Ma), April (A) and May (My)
| Winter | CET | Grade | Falls | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Dec 3.4 | Average | DJMa | 8-18 December; daily minimum temperatures fell widely to between -5°C and -10°C across the UK on several nights – with hard frosts even in cities and coastal areas, and some locations below -10°C. On 12 December Braemar recorded a daily maximum temperature of -9.3°C. 11 cm Writtle 11th Dec, 1 ft level snow Sheffield 10th Mar |
| 2021-22 | Jan 4.7 | Little | ND | Storm Arwen 26th-27th Nov, 7" Derbyshire; White Christmas, High Ground North; |
| 2020-21 | Jan 3.5 | Average | DJFMa | 3rd/4th Dec, Scotland; 24th/25th Official White Christmas in places. 26th "Storm Bella"; 6th-14th Northern England, Scotland, 6-8"; 19th-21st "Storm Christopher" Midlands; 7th-14th Feb, Very Cold with some snow. Scotland 38cm Aboyne on 10th; 13th March, Highlands. 5th May, 1cm Achiltibuie (Ross and Cromarty) |
| 2019-20 | Dec 5.7 | Little | NDJ | 7-8th Nov, Scotland 6cm; Mid Dec, high ground of Pennines and Scotland 10-15cm; 8th-9th High Pennines 10cm; 13th Jan 8-10cm N Scotland; 27th-28th Jan, 8-10cm in N. Ireland, W. Scotland |
| 2018-19 | Feb 4.0 | Little | OJF | 27th Oct, 7-10cm Northern Hills; 1st Feb, C and S England 20cm, 27cm Bath, Scotland |
| 2017-18 | Feb 3.1 | Snowy | NDJFMaA | 30th Nov, E. Coast Durham and Yorks, 5cm; 8-16th Dec, Central Britain, Ireland, Wales, 10-20cm; 17th Jan, Eskdalemuir, Scotland 38cm; 28th Feb, 20cm N. Pennines; early March, widely, 20-30cm, drifting snow; "Beast from the East"; 4th Mar Little Rissington, Gloucestershire 60cm lying; 17-18 Mar, S England and Wales 20cm |
| 2016-17 | Jan 4.0 | Little | NJMaA | 6-9th Nov, Scotland and Pennines; 11-12th Jan, 10-20cm Scotland; 20-22nd March, North.; 24-27th Apr, North |
| 2015-16 | Feb 5.1 | Little | DJMaA | 12th Dec, N. Ireland (3-5cm), N. England (3-15cm); 9-14th Jan, S. Scotland (Perthshire 5-6cm); 13-14th Jan, East Coastal Counties, 1-3cm; 16-17th Jan, S. Pennines (3-4cm) and Cumbria (7-10cm), London (1-2cm); 14th Feb, N.Yorks, 2-5cm; Early March, N Pennines, 17cm Malham; 29-30th Apr, North and Scotland. 9cm Crombie Country Park (Angus) |
| 2014-15 | Feb 4.2 | Little | DJ | 10-12th Dec NW Scotland and Highlands, N England;26th Dec Pennines; Jan 13th Aberdeenshire 1ft, Northumberland; Jan 29th Wales; 3rd Feb 4" Shetland |
| 2013-14 | Jan 5.7 | Little | NDJF | Little snow in general but huge amounts in some Scottish ski resorts.; 21-25 Dec, Aviemore 2"; 3rd Jan, N+C Scotland; 26th Jan C+S Scotland; 12-14 Jan N. England (high ground); Feb 1st, 16th Cumbria |
| 2012-13 | Feb 3.3 (*Mar 2.8) | Snowy | JFMaM | Jan 10th-25th generally, considerable disruption, Yorkshire 6-8" deep on 21st; Feb 10th/11th widespread; March: 20 days with snow in Midlands, North and Scotland. Mar 11th/12th South coast and Channel Islands; Mar 22nd, NW England (high ground up to 8"), NE Wales (up to 1ft) SW Scotland and N Ireland (up to 1ft). Snow lying 1-2ft deep in Pennines at Easter (Mar 31st); 14 May, Shropshire 5cm, Dartmoor. |
| 2011-12 | Feb 4.0 | Little | JFA | Jan 1st-7th Scotland; Feb 1st half, East Anglia (3"), S England 4", NE England 6", Apr 2nd/3rd North |
| 2010-11 | Dec -0.7 | Snowy | NDJMa | 23rd-30th Nov, E Scotland and NE England 1ft, Rothbury 18", Peak District 30" by 1st Dec, 6" generally; 27th Nov, N. Ireland; 28-29th Nov S+E Scotland 8-12", NE England 4-6"; 1st Dec, Yorks 8-15", Lincs 12-16"; 2nd Dec, Southern England 10-15" widely, South Downs 2ft; 16th Dev, N Scotland 12"; 17-18th Dec, N. Ireland 12", W Midlands 4-8", SE England; 19th Dec, NE England 4-6"; 20th Dec, Devon; 21st Dec, E. Eire, Wales, NW England Dublin 6"; 25th Dec, white xmas in Scotland; 4-7th Jan, NW England; 9th-13th March, Scotland, 15" Fort William, 2ft N of Aviemore. |
| 2009-10 | Jan 1.5 | Very Snowy | DJFMa | 17th-26th Dec, generally; 20th Dec, 4-6" widespread; 23rd Dec 12" Lothians; White Xmas in many areas; 27th Dec, Scotland, Perthshire 12-18"; 29th Dec, Wales, C+N England, Wales 12"; 31st Dec, NE Scotland, 1st-3rd Jan, N England; 4-5th Jan, NW England, W Scotland, 19" Aviemore, 3-4ft Cairngorms; 6th-9th Jan, SE Scotland, NE England 1-2ft, S. England, SE England 3-4", Deal/Sandwich 2-3 ft drifts; 10th Jan, Ireland, Kildare/Wicklow 12-15"; Wales/NW Eng/W Mid 15"; 18-20th Jan, Wales+W Midlands, >2ft Snowdonia; 25th Jan, Scotland, 2ft Aviemore; Feb 24th-26th Scotland, 18" Aviemore; end Mar, East Scotland, 16" Aviemore |
| 2008-09 | Jan 3.1 | Average | ONJF | 28th-30th Oct, widespread, especially South, 1-2"; 21st Nov, North and East; 1st-2nd Feb, South East, Generally; 12th Feb, N+E |
| 2007-08 | Dec 4.9 | Little | JFMaA | 3rd Jan, E.Scotland; 1st Feb, N England; 21st-30th N+E England, 'White Easter'; 6th April, Central Southern England |
| 2006-07 | Feb 5.9 | Little | JF | 21st-22nd Jan, north (high ground), south and east; 8th Feb, C.Ireland/England, 4-6ins. in places, S. Wales; 9th Feb, Midlands, NE England and Wales |
| 2005-06 | Feb 3.9 | Average | NDFMa | Nov 25th, Cornwall; Nov 25th-26th, Highlands 6", Scotland; 27th Dec, Kent 6-7"; 28th Dec NE and E England, Folkestone 10" drifts, Lincoln 4", Northumberland 6"; 27th Feb, Pennines, Cairngorms; 28th Feb, N. Scotland, drifting snow; 1st-5th Mar, N. Scotland, Glenlivet/Aberdeen 10" lying, 4th Mar, Lancaster; 12th Mar, Scotland (Ayrshire 4ft drifts), Wales, N, NW England. 7" Bishopton. |
| 2004-05 | Feb 4.3 | Little | NDFMa | 18th Nov, East Midlands, S Yorks 2-3"; 25th Dec, white Christmas in places; 24th Feb, S. Scotland, N England (hills); 25th Feb : SE and Kent, SW; 2nd Mar, Kent/E Sussex; 4th Mar, Kent/Suffolk 2"; 13-14th Mar, N. Scotland |
| 2003-04 | Dec 4.6 | Average | ODJFMa | 21st-23rd Oct, Dublin area; 22nd Dec, Scotland 4", E. Counties England. 31st Dec N. England, Wales 4"; 14th Jan midlands 2", Wales 6", 15th Jan Northumberland 8"; 28 Jan, Midlands and S England "Thundersnow"; Feb 25th-28th East coast, general 6", 2-3" London. 5" Bournemouth; Wales/N England 6" in places; 12th Mar., generally several ins. |
| 2002-03 | Feb 3.9 | Little | JF | 3rd-4th Jan, Northumberland, Durham, NE Wales, 9ins; 8th Jan, Thames Estuary and London 10cm; 30th general snowfall; 1st Feb., East Anglia 3ins; 3rd-5th Feb, Highlands 10ins |
| 2001-02 | Dec 3.4 | Little | NJ | 8th-9th Nov, 8th North, 9th South. 28th-31st Dec., North, mainly Pennines |
| 2000-01 | Jan 3.2 | Average | DJFMa | 26-31st Dec,. general snowfall, 4ins., Glasgow and Belfast, 8in. 21st Jan, central and eastern Britain. 26th Jan., Chilterns. 1-4th Feb., Eastern Scotland and north-east England 12-18in over 1000ft. Aboyne, 2ft. 26-27 Feb., south east Scotland , N. Ireland and Northern England., Lanark 2ft., 1st-2nd Mar, N. England and Scotland. 1ft. Boltshope Park |
| 1999-00 | Dec 4.8 | Little | D | 18th Dec, 8ins Brecon Beacons, 5ins Salisbury Plain |
| 1998-99 | Feb 5.3 | Little | F | 5-11th Feb., Scotland and northern England, Aberdeen 1ft. |
| 1997-98 | Jan 5.2 | Little | DJA | 1-2nd Jan, south east England, 5in. 17-19th Jan., northern and eastern Scotland, roads blocked.; 10th-15th Apr. 11th, 15ins., NE Wales, general 1-2ins..; 14th N. England 'white Easter'' |
| 1996-97 | Jan 2.4 | Little | NDJ | 19th Nov, Staffs., Cheshire, Merseyside, and north Wales, Buxton cut off; 27th-31st Dec, Midlands, South, South East; 31st Dec., Channel Islands, 5ins.; 2nd Jan., Channel Islands 10ins.. |
| 1995-96 | Dec 2.1 | Snowy | NDJFMa | Nov 17th, 2" NE England; Christmas Eve/Day, Scotland and NE, Shetlands 14ins. much drifting; 25-26th Jan, North Pennines, Eastern England. 30-40cm. 5th-7th Feb NW (Lancaster 6ins. level, 2ft drifts), SW Scotland, Cumbria 20ins; 19th-20th Feb, East Anglia and South; Mar 11th, east. |
| 1994-95 | Jan 4.8 | Little | JMa | Jan 25th, Leeds 40cm in 3hrs. Mar 2nd, Birmingham, Wales, Midlands, London, 15cm. 28th Mar NE England, Pennines, 35cm Holmfirth, Yorks. |
| 1993-94 | Feb 3.2 | Average | NDJF | 20-22nd Nov., eastern counties of England and Scotland, 4-8in. 20-24th Dec., Scotland and Wales, 6in; White Christmas (slight), south Wales and Wessex. 6th Jan., IOW to Lincs., 6in. 15-16th Feb., northern England 4in. 20th-26th Feb., East coast and Eastern Scotland, 8" to 1ft. |
| 1992-93 | Dec 3.4 | Little | ODJFM | Mid-Oct, Scotland; 15-16th Dec., northern Scotland, Aviemore 18in.; 11-12th Jan, Scotland and N England, 12ins with 30ft drifts.; End-Feb., Aberdeen 8in, East Anglia 4in.; 13th-14th May, 1ft Moor House, Durham |
| 1991-92 | Jan 3.6 | Little | Ma | 13-14th Mar, blizzards Scottish Highlands; 22nd Mar., Peak District |
| 1990-91 | Feb 1.6 | Snowy | DJFAJu | 7-8th Dec., Birmingham 12-18in., Derbys., 2ft drifts. 2-4th Jan., northern Scotland 1ft; 31st Jan, C and S England; 5-10th Feb., general powder snowfall, 1ft in places. Bingley, Bradford, Longframlington 20in, London 5ins, "wrong type of snow" for British Rail; 21 April, Swindon; early June, Scotland |
| 1989-90 | Dec 4.7 | Little | J | 27th Jan, Welsh hills leading to flooding. |
| 1988-89 | Feb 5.6 (*Nov 5.0) | Little | NA | 20th Nov, South East, Dover 6"; 5th Apr, South East, 7" Tadworth. |
| 1987-88 | Feb 4.9 | Little | A | 4-5th Apr., northern England and southern Scotland. 25th Apr., eastern England, Nottingham, 4in. |
| 1986-87 | Jan 0.8 | Average | JMa | Jan, severe spell, 11-14th Jan., general heavy snow in east. 18ins Southend, 20ins Cornwall. Severe drifting in parts of SE, 25ft in places.; 19th Mar, southern and south west England, 4ins. |
| 1985-86 | Feb -1.0 | Average | NJFMaAJu | 18-20th Nov, S. England 2ins.; 25-29th Nov., Scotland, 6-12in. 7-8th Jan, widespread. 22-23rd Feb., south west England, 6in. Feb very cold (CET -1.1degC); 1st Mar, blizzard, England. Apr, numerous places more than 10 days snowfall; 10 June, S Cairngorms |
| 1984-85 | Jan 0.9 | Snowy | JFMa | Very cold with snow, especially in southern England. 4-6th Jan., eastern England. Mid-Jan., East Anglia and Kent, 6in. 17-18th Jan., south west England and south Wales. 25-28th Jan., Scotland (Aviemore 2ft. level) and northern Britain. 9th Feb., southern England 6-12in. Substantial drifts. 29th Mar., Scotland; 7th Jun, Eskdalemuir. |
| 1983-84 | Feb 3.4 | Average | JFMa | Jan, very snowy in Scotland. 13th-23rd Jan., Scotland, N. Ireland and northern England. Considerable drifting on hills. 21-23rd Jan., northern England, C. Highalands, Scotland 2ft lying. Early Feb, Scotland. 24th Mar., Highlands. |
| 1982-83 | Feb 1.8 | Average | NDF | 14th Nov., south Pennines, 23rd Nov., south west Scotland. 16-18th Dec., northern England. 8-10th Feb., generally. |
| 1981-82 | Dec 0.1 | Snowy | DJ | 12-18th Dec., south west and southern England 12in. North east England, 7in. 20th Dec., northern England, 7in, 6ft drifts. 6-15th Jan. general snow, 1-2ft cover. |
| 1980-81 | Feb 3.0 | Little | NJA | 6th Nov., Jersey 2in. 16th Jan., 4in. 23rd Apr., north east England 9in., 24-25th Apr. Yorks, central, southern England 3-20in. |
| 1979-80 | Jan 2.3 | Little | FMa | 1st Feb., 4in. 17th Mar., 6in |
| 1978-79 | Jan -0.4 | Very Snowy | DJFMa | 29-31st Dec., blizzard north east England, southern Scotland 6-7in. Very cold. 14th Feb east coast of England, drifts 6-7ft. 16-18th Mar., Severe drifting and blizzard, north eastern England, drifts to 15ft. |
| 1977-78 | Feb 2.8 | Snowy | JF | 11-12th Jan., 6ft drifts. 19th Jan., mid-Feb., up to 4in. 27-29th Jan. blizzards Scotland, 28in., much drifting. 8-17th Feb., very snowy north east, east and south west England; Feb 11th, Edinburgh, Durham 1ft. Feb. 15-16th south west England, blizzard with huge drifts. |
| 1976-77 | Dec 1.8 | Average | DJF | 2nd Dec., 16th Dec., 13th Jan., heavy wet snowfall. 10-18th Jan., 6in lying. |
| 1975-76 | Feb 4.6 | Little | DJ | 12th Dec. 1-2nd Jan., 24-26th Jan. A noteworthy mention would be JUNE when snow fell in many parts of the country. Sleet and snow were reported in East Anglia, the Midlands and even penetrated as far south as the London area. This was the first time since 1888 that snow and sleet had been reported as widely so far south during the summer. |
| 1974-75 | Feb 4.5 | Little | OMaA | End Oct., Scotland. 7-8th Jan., northern Scotland. 27-30th Mar., eastern England. 7-9th Apr., widespread, especially north east Scotland. 1-2nd June, Scotland, northern England and East Anglia, up to 4in |
| 1973-74 | Dec 4.9 | Little | F | 19th Dec., Scotland. 6th Feb., most parts |
| 1972-73 | Feb 4.3 | Little | NF | 18-19th Nov., Scotland. 20-21st Jan., southern Scotland and Pennines. 15th Feb., western Britain |
| 1971-72 | Jan 3.9 | Little | NJMa | 17-18th Jan., Scotland and northern England |
| 1970-71 | Dec 4.3 | Little | DMa | 25-27th Dec., southern England. White christmas in London and SE. |
| 1969-70 | Feb 2.9 | Snowy | NDFMa | 15-17th Nov., north Wales and northern England, Scotland. 17-19th Dec., north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland. 12-18th Feb., most parts. 3-4th Mar., Wales and England, Midlands 12in |
| 1968-69 | Feb 1.0 | Snowy | DFMa | 26-30th Dec., eastern Scotland and England, 16in east Yorks. Feb., especially 19-20th, England and Wales. 12.-20th Mar., Pennines (Emley Moor TV mast fell) |
| 1967-68 | Feb 1.9 | Average | DJFA | 7-8th Dec., Wales and south west England and Midlands, Devon 12in, Wales 18in. 8-9th Jan., Wales, central and eastern England, 12in. 3-6th Feb., Scotland, northern England and Midlands 12-18in.17th Mar., Scotland |
| 1966-67 | Jan 4.5 | Little | NJ | 26th Nov., northern Britain. 6-7th Jan., south east England |
| 1965-66 | Jan 2.9 | Snowy | NDJFA | Second half Nov., most areas. 14-22nd Jan., eastern Britain. Feb., north east Britain. 1-2nd Apr. northern England 1ft. 14-15th Apr., southern England 5in. |
| 1964-65 | Feb 3.1 | Average | DJFMa | 20th Feb., northern and eastern England. 4th Mar., Wales and southern England, Wilts.-Gloucs. 12in. 22nd Feb., Buxton 14in. |
| 1963-64 | Dec 2.6 | Little | JMa | Mid-Jan., south coast |
| 1962-63 | Jan -2.1 | Very Snowy | NDJF | Mid-Nov., especially south west England. 26-29th Dec., blizzards southern England. London 12in drifting snow. Jan. and Feb., widespread falls, especially Devon, north east England 2ft. |
| 1961-62 | Dec 2.2 | Average | DJFMa | Christmas week, widespread snow, London and south east, 6in. Early Jan., Midlands 12-14in, Chilterns 15in. Last week Feb., southern England. Mar., especially in Scotland. 10in Jersey. |
| 1960-61 | Dec/Jan 3.9 | Little | D | 19th Dec., Midlands and northwards |
| 1959-60 | Jan 3.8 | Average | JF | Mid-Jan., 1ft many places England and Wales, blizzard north east Scotland. Mid-Feb., North. |
| 1958-59 | Jan 1.6 | Little | J | Jan., Scotland, esp. extreme north |
| 1957-58 | Jan 3.4 | Snowy | DJFMa | Second week Dec., north. Last week Jan., south east England; Shoeburyness 23in. 8th Feb., 24th Feb., widespread falls. Jan., Scotland, esp. extreme north |
| 1956-57 | Feb 5.3 | Little | DF | Christmas week, extreme south. Mid-Feb., north west England and Midlands; Leicester, 12in |
| 1955-56 | Feb -0.2 | Snowy | DJF | Dec., frequent blizzards, Scotland. 8th Dec., north east England and Border. 7th Jan., onwards, Scotland. Feb., especially 18-27th, east coasts and southern Britain |
| 1954-55 | Feb 1.2 | Snowy | DJFMaMy | Dec., Aberdeen, 2ft. 4th Jan., generally, England 4-12in. 14th Jan., southern England. 17th Jan., Lancs and Yorks, Blackpool 5ft drifts. Mid-Jan., northern Scotland, north east England 1-2ft. Feb., generally snowy, especially north Scotland ('Operation Snowdrop'). Mid May, high Pennines. |
| 1953-54 | Jan 2.9 | Average | JFMa | 25th Jan., Welsh borders, 1ft. Late Jan.-early Feb., Hants. and Dorset 12in. Early Mar., north west England and north Wales |
| 1952-53 | Dec 2.8 | Average | NJFAJu | Late Nov., Wales and south Midlands, 1ft, drifts 30ft. Third week Dec., west Scotland, north west England and north Wales. Second week Feb., northern England and north Wales; early June, Cairngorms |
| 1951-52 | Jan 2.7 | Average | JFMa | Jan., very snowy in Scotland and Ulster. 28th Jan., Scotland, northern England and north Wales. 28-30th Mar., south Midlands, Cotswolds and Chilterns 12in. |
| 1950-51 | Dec 1.2 | Snowy | ONDJFMaAMy | Snowiest winter of the century at high levels, 102 days snow lying Dalwhinnie (1000ft); (83 days in 1946-47). 15th Dec., Shanklin 15in in 3.5hrs., Bournemouth 10in. Scarborough, Lowestoft 14in. Early Jan., western Scotland. Feb., in the hills |
| 1949-50 | Jan 4.2 | Little | DJFA | Second week Dec., Scotland and northern England and Wales, 12in. 25th Apr., south and south east England. Wiltshire-Kent, 6-18in |
| 1948-49 | Jan 5.5 (*Mar 5.1) | Little | DJMa | Early Mar., in the north |
| 1947-48 | Feb 4.7 | Average | NJFAMy | 18-19 Nov, 6" Wrexham; 20th Feb., south east England, 12in. Cornwall. |
| 1946-47 | Feb -1.9 | Very Snowy | DJFM | Probably worst since 1814. 19th Dec., southern England. 22 Jan.-17th Mar., continuous snowcover. 28-29th Jan., south west England, Scilly 7in. 7th Feb., south Midlands and East Anglia. 25-27th Feb., northern England and Wales, eastern Scotland. 4th Mar., blizzard, Wales, Midlands, northern England, 1ft; 5ft accumulated in hills. 12th Mar., Border country |
| 1945-46 | Jan 2.7 | Little | FMa | 20th Feb., north east Scotland. 2nd Mar. Kent |
| 1944-45 | Jan 0.4 | Snowy | NDJ | 8-12th Dec., west Scotland. First half Jan., Bellingham 2ft. 22-25th Jan., south Wales and south west England, 1-2ft. Cardiff 30in. 29-30th Jan., northern England and southern Scotland. |
| 1943-44 | Dec 3.5 | Little | F | 25-29th Feb., Scotland, north east England, north Midlands, Mansfield, Nottingham, 1ft. |
| 1942-43 | Jan 4.9 (*Nov 4.9) | Little | DJMy | Late Dec.-early Jan., east Scotland. 8th May, Scotland, northern England, Northern Ireland, Douglas I.O.M. 6in. |
| 1941-42 | Jan 0.9 | Snowy | JFMa | Mainly in east, 19-20th Jan., Scotland and northern England, 1-2ft, Midlands and south east, 6in. Early-Feb., North |
| 1940-41 | Jan 0.5 | Snowy | DJFMa | Third week Jan., 18-20th Feb., blizzard north east England and south east Scotland, worst since Mar. 1888? West Midlands, Wirrall, north west England 12-15in. Consett 4ft. 6-16ft drifts, County Down. 26-27th Mar., northern Scotland. worst since 1879? Tain 3ft., Oban 9in. |
| 1939-40 | Jan -1.4 | Snowy | DJFMa | 17th Jan., 1ft at Eastbourne. 27-28th Jan., blizzard of decade in Scotland, England, except south west, Derbys., Cheshire, Lancs. 2ft. Sheffield 4ft accumulated. 28-30th Jan., Eastbourne, Kent, 10in., and east Sussex. Exmoor 7-8ft drifts. |
| 1938-39 | Jan 4.2 | Snowy | DJ | 18-26th Dec., general heavy snowfall, 1ft in east, 2ft Dartmoor. 25th Jan., southern England and south Wales, Berks, Hants., Wilts. 2ft (14in Hampstead) Perhaps averge grade. |
| 1937-38 | Dec 3.0 | Snowy | NDJF | 4th Dec., Scotland and northern England, 7th Dec., south west England, Dorset 1-2ft. 10-15th Dec., blizzards, Scotland, north England, Wales. Mid-Feb., southern England |
| 1936-37 | Jan 5.2 (*Mar 3.6) | Average | DJFMa | First week Dec., northern Scotland. 28th Feb., blizzard many parts, Scotland and north England 1ft, 7th Mar., southern England. 11-13th Mar., Great blizzard, southern Scotland, northern England, northern Ireland |
| 1935-36 | Feb 2.6 | Average | DJF | Third week Jan., north and Midlands. Feb., esp. north east England |
| 1934-35 | Jan 4.5 | Average | OJFMaAMy | 31st Oct, 2" Leicestershire, 8" Lothian, Carter Bar 2ft; 10th Mar., south west and southern England, Devon and Dorset 1ft; 16-17th May, Scotland to south west England, inc. Scilly, 2-3ft in Pennines |
| 1933-34 | Dec 1.6 | Little | ODFMaAMy | End Feb., south easy Yorks. 1-2ft |
| 1932-33 | Jan 2.2 | Snowy | ONJF | 29-30th Oct., Scotland. 23-26th Feb., Great Blizzard, Ireland 10ft drifts, Wales, north England, Midlands, south west England, Whipsnade 2ft, Harrogate, Huddesfield 30in, Buxton 28in. |
| 1931-32 | Feb 2.9 | Little | OFMaA | Scotlands most snowfree winter in memory ? |
| 1930-31 | Jan 3.2 | Snowy | NJFMa | Early Feb., northern England 2ft, Scotland. First half Mar., snow general, Orkneys 18in. |
| 1929-30 | Feb 2.5 | Average | NDFMa | Feb. very snowy, Scotland and north England, 13-20th Mar., widespread falls. 21st Mar., Scotland 1ft. |
| 1928-29 | Feb 0.4 | Snowy | DJFA | Most snow in west 28th Dec., Wales and west Midlands 10-18th Feb. 16th Feb., Holne Chase on Dartmoor, 6ft in 15hrs |
| 1927-28 | Dec 2.1 | Snowy | NDJMaA | 14th Dec., north England and Wales. 25-26th Dec., blizzard southern England, Kent-Cornwall, 1-2ft. 20ft drifts on Salisbury Plain. 8-13th Mar., east Britain |
| 1926-27 | Feb 3.9 | Little | OJFA | 25th Oct., London several inches. End Apr., north England and Scotland, esp., north Scotland |
| 1925-26 | Dec 2.8 | Snowy | NDJMy | 27th Nov., London, East Anglia. North east England, Norwich 7in. Mid Jan., 15th May, Cotswolds |
| 1924-25 | Feb 5.2 (*Mar 4.9) | Little | FMa | Third week Feb., south coast |
| 1923-24 | Feb 3.3 | Snowy | NDJFMaA | Little snow in the south west. 15 Nov., Braemar 2.5ft. 9th Jan., London. 29th Feb., north Scotland |
Data is taken from metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/data/meantemp_monthly_totals.txt. Grade, Falls and Notes are provided by Snow Watch contributors.