page_title: October 2008 United Kingdom cold wave
section_title: Snowfall
hierarchical_section_title: October 2008 United Kingdom cold wave / Report / Snowfall
caption_attribution_description: English: Early snowfall in London N14 Autumn colours contrasting with the blue sky and snow.
context_page_description: The October 2008 United Kingdom cold wave was a spell of unseasonably cold weather that affected the United Kingdom during the final week of October 2008. This cold spell was notable as it brought the first October snowfall in the United Kingdom since 2003; it also set record low maximum and record low minimum temperatures, and brought the first October snowfall to parts of the country in decades. and brought the first October snowfall in London and Northern Ireland since 1934.
context_section_description: Snowfall was widespread on 28 October, with lying snow also widespread. For parts of south-eastern England it was the first October snowfall for decades, with London having last experienced such early snow in 1934. There was more snow on the 29th. The conditions marked the first time since 1887 that snow had settled on the ground prior to November in Surrey. Snow lay to a depth of 3 cm (1.2 in) on higher ground and lay for three days in many places. This was caused by a shallow low pressure, which travelled SE across the country bringing down some unseasonably cold air along with it.
caption: Snow in north London on 29 October 2008
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