1814: The Thirteen Week Frost
December 12, 2008
Looking about for a seasonal piece of A4 history we came across this little gem from A Nottinghamshire Christmas compiled by John Hudson.
On Christmas Eve 1813 a freeze gripped Nottingham. Temperatures were recorded as low as minus 17 degrees centigrade on New Year’s Eve. The River Trent froze solid as did the Nottingham Canal. One wag is reported to have carved a double pigsty in the Market Square and populated it with two live pigs. The simple pleasures that passed of entertainment in the Jane Austin era!
According to the UK Weatherworld website this 13 week period is the fourth coldest period in British weather ever recorded and we are hopefully not likely to see its like again.
“Winter 1813-14: 4th coldest on record, the CET for 21st December 1813- 20th March 1814 is -0.3C”
On this merciful note we wish you all of the greetings for the season
Alan & the Area 4 History Team
Sources: http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=6127&posts=8&mid=390863
A Nottinghamshire Christmas compiled by John Hudson
Entry Filed under: History. Tags: 1813, cold, frost, Nottingham, seasons greetings, winter.
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Sleepy Joe | January 9, 2009 at 10:49 am
Brrr, that looks cold