Car park covered with thick snow on the Sussex Downs, UK
A spell of severe winter weather brought significant snowfalls and unseasonably low temperatures to many parts of the UK from late March to early April 2013. From around 10 March to 10 April the UK experienced a prolonged spell of below average temperatures with winds from the east or north, drawing bitterly cold air from northern Europe and Siberia. Persistent cloud cover resulted in cold, overcast days with a strong easterly wind often contributing to significant wind chill. The cold was often accompanied by snowfalls. For example, from 10 to 12 March southern coastal counties of England and the Channel Islands were affected by snowfalls and strong north-easterly winds causing significant disruption, and further snow and low temperatures affected parts of North East England and Eastern Scotland around mid-month.
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Location: South Downs, near Eastbourne, UK
Photo credit: © patrick nairne / Alamy / Afripics
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