tycho wrote:
I recall that Nelson hated the cold; he was much happier in the warmer climes of the Mediterranean.
Likewise.
I have always sympathised with Fanny. Living for so long in the West Indies and then finding herself living in Norfolk at the tail end of the "mini Ice Age".
There were some really freezing winters around that time.
Here's a beauty:
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1794-95: Exceptionally severe winter. The cold beginning on Christmas Eve, and lasting until late March, with a few temporary breaks. January was particularly cold, with a CET of 0.8c. It was the coldest January in the instrumental era, beginning 1659. The Severn and The Thames froze, and 'Frost Fairs' started up again. An extremely bitter temperature of -21c was recorded in London, on January 25th. In early February, there was a rapid, but only temporary thaw. Flooding ensued. The severe cold returned slightly later (mid February) and continued well into March. There were many recorded snow events. The winter was anticyclonic (High Pressure dominated) and Easterlies were dominant throughout. Up in Scotland, it was the seventh coldest at Edinburgh, in the series 1764/65 1962/63. (coldest 1779/80). The winter was memorable for all.
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