Winter of 1946-1947

Winter of 1946-1947

The British winter of 1946-1947 was one of the most severe winters on record to affect the United Kingdom. Just as the country was recovering from post-World War II fuel and food shortages, it had to cope with prolonged frost and snow from 21 January to 16 March 1947.

ee also

* 1947 Thames flood

External links

* http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/anniversary/winter1946-47.html
* http://www.metoffice.com/corporate/pressoffice/anniversary/winter1946-47.html
* http://www.winter1947.co.uk
* Wainwright, Martin. "The great floods of 1947". The Guardian. Wednesday July 25, 2007 (Accessible as of July 26, 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weather/Story/0,,2134122,00.html here] )


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