January 1952 & 1953: When Weather Really Was Extreme

By Paul Homewood

While we’re still in January, let’s carry on with our look at the non-extreme weather of the 1950s:

 

 

 

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January 31st 1953 marked the great storm, which sunk the Stranraer ferry, then brought the Great North Sea Flood:

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Costa Hill, by the way, is 151m high; just the sort of the place the Met Office would use now to scare the public. 109 kts is an unbelievable 125 mph.

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January 30, 2024 at 12:06PM

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