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Where is this magical place where it used to be snowy all winter long and is now averaging 50-60 degrees with snow now being a rare occasion? Ignoring your 50-
by tremon 7y ago
Where is this magical place where it used to be snowy all winter long and is now averaging 50-60 degrees with snow now being a rare occasion?
Ignoring your 50-60 degrees, this matches The Netherlands quite well. When I grew up in that magical place, snow was a regular occurrence (not all winter long, but snow happened every year, as did ice skating on rivers). Now, when it happens, it is a rare exception.
I actually found a graph for it, but can't account for its veracity. It shows the number of days per year with complete snow cover, over the past 60 years: https://www.weerwoord.be/m/2466231 https://www.weerwoord.be/m/2466231
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- NeedMoreTea 7y agoRemembering my UK childhood with enough snow to play in more than once just about every year, and my kid's experience of almost never seeing snow that settles, I'd say that graph is spot on. It correlates well with my memory, and with family photos. Guy Fawkes night (Nov 5) was usually too early for snow, but nearly always a cold, frosty night, often clear that you wrapped up well for the firework display. You were usually glad to get back into the warm. A good few years in the last ten and it's been late summer or autumn weather. Barely worth a coat, let alone hat, gloves, scarf and extra layers.