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The Snow of 1947 – From 22nd January to 17th March, snow fell daily on the UK, creating a long spell of disruption. At a time when the country was still recovering from the Second World war, and with disruptions to transport and rationing very much still in place, essential supplies were scarce at times. When the snow finally melted in March, this caused many of the rivers to burst their banks bringing chaos in the form of flooding.
The Big Freeze 1962-1963 – This prolonged cold snap started on Christmas eve of 1962 – bringing a white Christmas to many people in Scotland. It made its way south, covering the whole of the UK in snow by Boxing day of that year. Many parts of the UK were hit particularly hard, with huge snow drifts making travel impossible, and on Dartmoor farmers were unable to get to their animals, many of which were buried under the snow, and food had to be brought in by helicopter to them.
The Big Snow – 1982 – In the early 1980s, the first week of January brought heavy snow that hit the country hard in many places. Wales and the Southwest was hit hard, and schools closed, and even parts of the river Severn froze into huge icicles as temperatures plummeted well below zero. The weight on the snow on the roof of Sophia Garden pavilion in Cardiff caused the whole roof to collapse.
The Beast from the East 2018 – The most recent spell of bad weather in the UK, the beast from the east arrived on the 26th February and held the country in an arctic grip. As well as the low temperatures and heavy snowfall that caused problems that cut off power and stopped traffic, it also brought icy cold winds – and just as temperatures started to rise, the incoming storm Emma combined with the melting snow brought more chaos to the country.