The most notable September snowfall event within at least the last 100 years was almost certainly that in 1919. From Trevor Harley's excellent site:
"A month with great variation in weather, from a memorable hot spell to a memorable cold one, all within just over a week. It was another month with a maximum of 32.2C CET (at lucky Raunds in Northants. again, on the 11th - what is it with Raunds in September?). The 11th is one of the latest dates in the twentieth century when 90F+ (32.2C) was attained (see 1926 below for the latest). This was also the hottest day of the year. Nottingham reached 29.4C on the 11th but only 13.9 on the 12th following a shift in wind direction. There was even snow cover on low ground from northern England north and on higher ground in Wales and the southwest as well as high ground in the Midlands on the night of the 19-20th. The snow was 2" deep at Princetown in Dartmoor. Snow cover lasted on Snowdon for a week. This is probably the earliest snowfall date."
http://www.trevorharley.com/weather_web_pages/british_weather_in_septemb.htm
And here's a reanalysis chart:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/reanalysis.php?map=1&model=noaa&var=1&jaar=1919&maand=09&dag=21&uur=0000&h=0&tr=360&nmaps=24#mapref
Originally Posted by: jhall