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Notable Snowfalls in Stoke-On-Trent
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December 1981 was certainly the coldest December on record, but it was also quite snowy. The very cold weather set in on the 8th, with some light falls up until the 11th when 4 inches fell. After record low
temperatures and dense fog, the 13th produced a blizzard which started at 14.00 hours and continued for 16 hours with drifts between 3 and 5 feet deep. Further heavy snow on the 20th produced between 3 and 6 inches. Christmas Day was bitterly cold with dense freezing fog all day. More heavy snow fell on the 27th,
giving 4 inches, with the weather turning milder until 6th January, The weather once again turned bitterly cold. with blizzards and sub zero temperatures on the 8th cutting of many villages and blocking many roads, with drifts reported to be five feet deep. Although no more snow fell after the 9th, the nights were extremely cold with some record breaking low temperatures, The weather turned warmer on the 16th.
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The rest of the 80s didn't bring a great deal of snow but here are some worth a mention.
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1983 : December 11th and 12th, saw 6 inches
1984 : January 22nd and 23rd, saw drifting snow causing drifts of up to 3 feet deep.
1985 : January 15th to 17th, saw sub zero temperatures and heavy snow showers giving up to 4 inches.
1985 : February 8th and 9th, saw snow and gale force east winds combined with sub zero temperatures.
1986 : January 7th and 8th, gave two days of persistant and often heavy snow, with drifts up to five feet deep, many places cut off, however a record thaw followed during the next two days.
1987 : January 9th, saw some bitter weather move in from the east with daytime temperatures remaining well below freezing from 11th to 14th. There was also heavy snow, especially on the 14th with many roads blocked and villages cut off.
1987 : March 7th saw a blizzard with drifts up to six feet deep, causing much disruption.
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Winters during the nineties have been quite mild without a lot of snow, apart from December 8th, 1990.
Rain turned to snow during the early hours, then went on to produce persistant heavy snow for a further 12 hours giving 15 inches by 17.00 hours. Many roads were blocked and thousands were without electricity, because the wet snow had brought down power cables, however a thaw soon set in on the following day.
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Brief run down of the rest of the nineties worth a mention.
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1991 : 23rd February gave us up to 5 inches.
1996 : 26th January produced 4 inches.
1996 : 5/6th February gave us the best snowfall since December 1990, with up to 8 inches with some deep drifts.
1996 : 19th November produced a blizzard which caused severe disruption on the roads, there was up to 5 inches of snow with deep drifts.
Since November 1996, the only fall of snow to exceed 3 inches occurred on 28th December 2000.
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Last updated 8th February 2001
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