 Snow-covered street in Sheerness | |
| Formed | 7 January 1987 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | 20 January 1987 |
| Lowest temperature | −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) (13 January 1987, Caldecott, Rutland[1]) |
| Areas affected | United Kingdom and Ireland |
The January 1987 snowfall (also known as the Big Freeze of 1987) was a very heavy lake-effect type snow event that affected the United Kingdom, mainly the areas of East Anglia, South-East England and London between 11 and 14 January[2] and was the heaviest snowfall to fall in that part of the United Kingdom since the winter of 1981/82. Over 50 centimetres (20 in) of snow fell in South East England, with some locations reporting snowfall at 75 centimetres (30 in).[3] Ireland was also affected by the cold wave, reporting more than 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in some areas.
- ^ "Top ten coldest recorded temperatures in the UK". Met Office. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Eden, Philip (2008). Great British Weather Disasters. Continuum. pp. 313–314. ISBN 978-0-8264-7621-0.
- ^ "1987 January". Tonbridge Weather Notes. May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2019.