1987 United Kingdom and Ireland cold wave

Weather event in the UK and Ireland December 2015 1987 United Kingdom and Ireland cold wave File:1987 Sheerness snow 06.jpg Snow-covered street in Sheerness 7 January 1987 20 January 1987Cold wave -23.3 °C 1 (13 January 1987, Caldecott, Rutlandhttps://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2012/10/16/top-ten-coldest-recorded-temperatures-in-the-uk/ Top ten coldest recorded temperatures in the UK 16 October 2012 Met Office 16 April 2018) United Kingdom and Ireland The January 1987 snowfall (also known as the Big Freeze of 1987) was a very heavy lake-effect type snow event that affected the United Kingdom, mainly the areas of East Anglia, South-East England and London between 11 and 14 JanuaryPhilip Eden Great British Weather Disasters Continuum 2008 978-0-8264-7621-0 313–314 and was the heaviest snowfall to fall in that part of the United Kingdom since the winter of 1981/82. Over 50 cm in of snow fell in South East England, with some locations reporting snowfall at 75 cm in.http://www.tonbridge-weather.org.uk/wx-notes.htm 1987 January May 2006 Tonbridge Weather Notes 19 February 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060828133950/http://www.tonbridge-weather.org.uk/wx-notes.htm 28 August 2006 Ireland was also affected by the cold wave, reporting more than 10 cm in in some areas. United Kingdom thumb|left|AA truck covered in snow During the cold wave, more than 50 cm in of snow fell in parts of Kent, Essex, London and Surrey, and the North Downs reported more than 75 cm in. Parts of West Cornwall also had heavy falls. Several towns were cut off due to the heavy snowfall including the Isle of Sheppey which needed airlifts during the height of the storm. This was due to a high pressure system over Siberia that moved into Scandinavia which in turn dragged a strong easterly airflow and brought very cold temperatures across Europe and the United Kingdom. A low pressure system over Italy caused the airflow to drag the very cold air from Siberia to Western Europe and picked up further moisture from the North Sea which produced the heavy snowfall. This caused serious disruption of transport in the area including the cancellation of many train services and the closure of many roads and railway lines. Motoring organisations had to deal with more than 4000 car breakdowns and 500 schools were forced to close. The extreme cold even affected the chiming hammer of Big Ben and at Southend-on-Sea the sea froze over. The cold spell lasted from the 7th to the 20th of January, with temperatures remaining well below freezing on many days. On the 12th, maximum temperatures were between -6 C F and -8 C F over much of England, with -9.1 C F the daily maximum at Warlingham. The lowest overnight temperature of -23.3 C F was recorded at Caldecott, Rutland, making it the coldest recorded temperature in the East Midlands. Ireland In Ireland, the amount of snowfall was far less pronounced, but had a similar weather pattern to the United Kingdom. The amount of snowfall was greater in areas further inland than coastal areas. Around 12 cm in of snow was recorded in the Irish Midlands and the East of Ireland, with some places recording snowfall as high as 19 cm in in the east. At Roche's Point Lighthouse, Cork Harbour, 12 cm in of snow was reported, and is the highest depth of snow since snow observations began at this location in 1961. As well as the snow record, the temperature dropped down to -7.2 C F on 13 January, and is the coldest temperature recorded at Roche's Point since record observations began in 1867. It's also likely that this figure marks the coldest temperature during the cold wave.http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Jan1987_snow.pdf The Snowfall of 1987 Met Éireann 16 April 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110222194528/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Jan1987_snow.pdf 22 February 2011 See also Winter of 1990–91 in Western Europe References External links http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/html/rainham_photos_snow_1987.htm Rainham Kent Snow Photos 1987 Rainham History http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/34056-january-1987/ January 1987 16 November 2006 Netweather Forum http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/4434770/Snow-Britain-Wrong-kind-of-snow-strikes-again.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090205073346/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/4434770/Snow-Britain-Wrong-kind-of-snow-strikes-again.html dead 5 February 2009 Snow Britain: Wrong kind of snow strikes again Eden Philip 2 February 2009 The Daily Telegraph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srOC7pg9UAU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/srOC7pg9UAU 2021-12-15 live Thames News: Big Freeze, January 1987 ludensian 28 March 2008 YouTube http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/twocontent.aspx?type=libgen&id=1503 Record Cold Spell of 1987: How It All Started Woodcock Andy January 2003 The Weather Outlook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g2NQCC-TGM https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8g2NQCC-TGM 2021-12-15 live BBC1 Hourly News Summary 13 January 1987 Baldwin David 1 April 2008 YouTube http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~taharley/1987_weather.htm 1987 Harley T. A. The British Weather dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081016064513/http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~taharley/1987_weather.htm 16 October 2008 Category:1987 in England Category:1987 in Ireland Category:20th-century cold waves Category:Meteorological events in 1987 Category:1987 natural disasters 1987 Category:Cold waves in the United Kingdom Category:Winter weather events in Ireland Category:January 1987 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s disasters in Ireland