A selection of Interesting Weather Events that occured on this day in history.
UK Related “The Big Freeze” Begins (1981) On December 12, 1981, Arctic air plunged into the UK, beginning one of the coldest winters of the century. Snowstorms swept across southern England, motorways froze solid, [...]
UK Related Substantial Snow (2022) On December 11, 2022, a major snowstorm swept across southern England and the Midlands, with some areas recording accumulations of more than 20 cm (8 inches). The event [...]
UK Related Storms Elin and Fergus (2023) On December 9–10, 2023, back-to-back storms Elin and Fergus swept across the UK, bringing heavy rain and powerful winds. The system, part of a prolonged spell of [...]
UK Related The End of the Great Smog of London (1952) Between December 5 and 9, 1952, London was choked by a deadly smog. When the weather shifted on December 9th, the toxic [...]
UK Related The End of the Great Smog of London (1952) Between December 5 and 9, 1952, London was choked by a deadly smog. The Great Smog of London, a deadly pollution crisis [...]
UK Related Great Smog of London (1952) Between December 5 and 9, 1952, London was choked by a deadly smog. Triggered by a temperature inversion that trapped coal smoke and industrial pollution at [...]
UK Related Storm Darragh (2024) A rare Met Office red weather warning for wind hit coastal Wales and parts of Somerset and North Devon, bringing major disruption across the UK and Ireland. Gusts [...]
UK Related The Great Storm of 1703 (1703) Considered one of the worst windstorms ever to hit southern Great Britain, it struck on November 26th (old-style calendar), or December 7th in the new [...]
