Weather 2008

[Lvandelft]

Oh, dear, and to think I have been complaining about the weather here! 

The same for me, Armin. Now I'm glad being here.
When seeing your pictures we were thinking at relatives of ours who were driving back home to Austria in this weather and hope they passed Frankfurt maybe one hour before it started to snow in your place.

[Gerdk]

Some pics from this morning

1.+ 2.  very early
3.        one hour later

Gerd

[ChrisB]

Amazing how these plants spring back!  They are all tougher than we give them credit for.

[David Nicholson]

We had some sun, on and off, most of the day but with the kind of Northerly wind that made you feel like being in-doors.

[gote]

This has - until now - been the warmest winter in my part of Sweden since mid-eighteenth century when the records started.
Thus I had Galanthus, Leucojum, Helleborus, Iris reticulata, Hepatica, Ypsilandra in flower and the Eranthis nearly over.
This night we had -9°C the Galanthus, Leucojum, Helleborus etc look like overcooked spaghetti (and so does the leaves of my Pteridophyllums) and the Ypsilandra flowers have gone glassy.
   .
I wonder what has happend to everything else that has been lured up too early?
It seems that this is not only the warmest winter on record. It is also the latest culmination of winter since 1902.
The combination is not agreeable
Göte
PS
It is assumed that the rest of this week will have temperatures well below zero C.   

[mark smyth]

Yesterday was a very cold day here with the wind blowing. The actual temperature was 6.5. Today so far a slight wind and quite warm

[shelagh]

Well it is almost April 1st, and here in sunny Bury this is what greeted us this morning. You know snow so late in the season could destroy the Black Pudding crop

[ChrisB]

Our snow disappeared with a sunny spell, ice which was trying to form on the pond has also melted now.  But the snow showers keep on coming.  I can see over to the Cheviots from upstairs, and they are quite white this morning.  Once the tree limb is down, I'll be able to see more of them too 

[ChrisB]

Shelagh, you gonna show us your prize winner from yesterday?

[shelagh]

Hardly worth it Chris, only one 1st and a shower of 2nd's after braving the icy blast and the M62.  But since you ask here it is.

[ChrisB]

What a little beauty.  Bring it to Hexham so I can see it a bit closer..... Well done.  We didn't have the snow that has fallen further south, strange eh?

[Ulla Hansson]

Last night was the coldest night this winter -17,3°C, and the roe deer have eat mine Crocus, it was a bad night.
Ulla

[shelagh]

Hi Ulla, it sounds much worse than the weather we are having.  I see you are near to Gothenburg in Sweden, have you had much snow this winter?

[Kristl Walek]

My part of the world is not only still frozen, but seems frozen in time---the historical record of over 4m of snow was almost broken this year, and if the snow predicted for later this week doesn't turn into rain, the record of 420cm *will* be broken. There are mountains of it everywhere and with nights still around -20C nothing is changing fast.

The only evidence of spring are the critters who have run out of food reserves in their winter hibernation spots and are now being seen making their way through the snow drifts searching. I followed a skunk down to my office the other morning, who had been sniffing around the rear door to my house. These are slow-moving animals at best, but it was like watching a toddler. It tottered in front of me,  in my plowed path down the hill, and when it got to the bottom, not knowing where to go, because the path ended, and aware of my presence, decided it had to attempt to climb one of the snow mountains. It was a moment I wish I could have photographed for you---both indearing and hilarious to watch it's slow, persistent and frustrating labour.

[Kristl Walek]

My property, Easter Sunday, 2008.

A picture is worth....