January 1984: A cold zonal month

January 1984 was a zonal and sometimes stormy month, however there were quite a number of snowfalls during that month and it had a CET of 3.8C

On the 1st of January, there were snow showers across Scotland but it was milder to the south. The milder weather moved into Scotland on the 2nd but the cold NWlies were back on the 3rd with frequent heavy snow showers to northern parts. The milder weather returned on the 5th and 6th as fronts moved through the UK followed by another colder interlude on the 7th and the 8th. On the 13th, the cold NWlies were back and these gave prolong heavy snow showers to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with drifting snow over the hills and maxina close to freezing. On the 16th, a vigorous low move through southern Scotland, to the south of low, there was wind and rain but to the north there were gales and heavy snowfalls. Colder weather returned to all parts and a channel low brought snow and rain to southern parts. To the north, the severe frosts and snowfalls continued, Grantown-on-Spey in the Highlands recorded a minimum of -23.6C on the 20th. The next low brought heavy snowfalls and blizzards to the north where depths of snow were reaching 30cm+ in many places, in the south it was rain but snow showers did follow afterwards. The milder weather didn't reach the north until the end of the month.

Number of days with falling sleet/snow
Heathrow: 8
Cardiff: 12
Plymouth: 6
Birminghan: 12
Manchester: 13
Belfast: 22
Glasgow: 20
Aberdeen: 22

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