What is heavy? What is light?

Deep Easterly

Well, big full-on blizzards are a rare occurance in Ireland at the best of times but here is an account of one that occurred on the 3rd-4th March 1965:






Noon Chart for the 3rd of March '65. Arctic blast:






Backing north-easterly on the 4th as a Polar depression moved south over the country:







Extractions & Images c/o The Irish Times

nacho libre

Deep Easterly wrote: »

In fairness though Nacho, most people are not aware or concerned about the technical aspects of what constitutes a blizzard or not. Of course there is reasoning behind meteorological critieras such but when people see heavy snow blowing horizontally in a strong wind it is only natural that they will call it a blizzard; they may well be wrong by meteorological standards but at the same time totally right by there own, which matters just as much to them.


Anyway, Pangea may not have experienced a full on blizzard by official standards but whether we like it or not, he still lives in the snow capital of Ireland!



Map showing average No. of days with snow over Ireland in an average year: (based on 61-90 average)



Map taken from:
"Climates of the British Isles: present, past and future" ( Elaine Barrow, Michael Hulme: 1997)



We must bow our heads in shame!

You're right of course paddy1. I realise now I was coming across as a pedantic ass