The Winter(s) of 2010

[Wild-Woman]

It's a thought but I wonder how the winter of 2010 will be referred to in literature in the years to come. This year has been so vicious climatically with the snow and the extreme low temperatures . When looking back on it in years to come, the winter has been at 'both ends' of 2010 if you see what I mean. So to say, 'winter 2010' you'd need to say January 2010 and December 2010.
In some publications I suppose it will be seen as winter 2009/2010 but then the real hard winter didn't really get going until January.

How do you think it will be referred to, because including the year before weatherwise will be misleading won't it?

[PMG]

I guess it will be mentioned quite often that Jan to March had snow which fell again in Nov/Dec ......... thats 5 months of snow for Scotland and pretty much so for some other counties too .......... thats almost half a year

[earthdragon64]

I'd refer to the 1st one as winter 2009/2010, we got the first heavy fall of snow, over 2 feet, from the 17th December 2009.

Regards, Audrey.

[Blizzard]

Originally Posted by earthdragon64

I'd refer to the 1st one as winter 2009/2010, we got the first heavy fall of snow, over 2 feet, from the 17th December 2009.

Regards, Audrey.

Ditto.

[nigel_b]

I think in ten years' time when you mention "the winter of 2010" everyone will know what you mean.

It might be that people remember it as "that mild one before it got really cold".

[PlattHillBadger]

I doubt that this coming winter will be as severe as the last one which was highly unusual. Winters like the last one only occur once or twice every few decades. Although having said that you never know.

[foxy mars]

That, I remember in the last week of November last year coming back from Scarborough on the bus going over the North Yorkshire Moors, which was deep in snow. Never forgot that yet, I was at Whitby the other week and it was Spring like weather, just amazing. The Cleveland Way path was bone dry, unlike like last year's November, the path was, the opposite, a case of slip, sliding away.

[davedotcom]

Although I would agree with PlattHillBadger (welcome to WAB by the way) that I too would be surprised if there was now like last winter, that's purely on the basis that we don't normally get consecutive winters like that.

Having said that, it is only the 1st December, plenty of winter left!

[wezwez]

Originally Posted by davedotcom

Although I would agree with PlattHillBadger (welcome to WAB by the way) that I too would be surprised if there was now like last winter, that's purely on the basis that we don't normally get consecutive winters like that.

Having said that, it is only the 1st December, plenty of winter left!

Im hoping your right there as i cycled to work all through 2010 including the snow. At the moment it seems mild compared to last year, but as you say still plenty of winter left. Over the last few winters its as though its the worst weather for x amount of years according to the met office.

Steve