To be completely freaked out that we've not had a winter

[LaurieFairyCake]

Seriously, I'm weirded out.

2 very light frosts the whole winter. Not cold enough to put the heating on hardly.

I don't remember a winter like this in 40 years.

Yes, the news stories are all about the terrible floods but I've heard nothing to explain why there's been no wintry weather.

I also agree with the pre-2009 I only remeber one winter in Edinburgh with snow up until 2010 where the 1st bad winter hit I think ,the weather is'nt predictable as such so it's not necessarily a disaster waiting to happen just because we haven't had snow.

same!

We have loads of snowdrops in the garden and I think daffodils (not sure was very dark tonight when I was out)

Haven't even had to dig out scarf or gloves yet. Today it was like spring, went out in a short sleeved top and cardi.
And there's daffodils sprouting up everywhere!

I'm getting hay fever symptoms already.

heating has hardly been on at all this year

Yanbu. I suspect it means that we won't have a good summer this year either. It'll just be cool, wet and not BBQ friendly.

If you remember, in the 80 s there were a series of really mild winters. They were talking about no more skiing in Scotland ever again, and Alpine skiing being a thing of the past within 20 years.

It has been this mild before. And I do believe they've had tons of the white stuff recently in the Scottish resorts.

I have roses growing and get this... tomatoes on my plants from last summer. Wtf?

I've only put on a coat this year when I've been dressed up so it would be strange to wear a jumper and have gone to Sainsbury's a few times without even a jumper on. As someone who doesn't like the heat I've loved this winter because it's not stupidly hot in shops etc.

Never got around to buying my 4 YO new hat, gloves and scarf this winter, but then she's never really needed them. I have a childish disappointment at the lack of snow this year, but a decidedly adult concern about the changing nature of winters. I don't think I have actually felt cold this winter at all!

Fanny yes! I left my summer geraniums in their pots. Not only have they survived the winter but they are covered in buds. We are in the north west by the way.

Yanbu, its weird. As much as I hate winter, there needs to be a proper cold and proper hot season to keep things 'right'.

In fact I might be talking rubbish but in my experience the milder the winter, the cooler the summer (to keep the average temperature the same over the year as a whole maybe?) so I don't think anyone should get their hopes up for a blistering hot summer.

I am on the south coast. Can remember a couple of very heavy winters - 95 or 96 was very heavy snow, also 2005/6 and 2009. Very mild this year, not had the heating on once whereas last winter it was on Dec-April

Very pleased to see this thread, was finding it all very odd. I still think the snow is yet to come

I wish you had posted Tuesday; we had 18" of snow in our yard. I'd have happily sent you some. It was 50 F today, and is supposed to be 66 F tomorrow. We've had days that were -30* F this winter. It's been crazy here.

I've got crocuses growing on the very swamped and uncut lawn :)

The Daffs are coming up. But then a neighbour's tree came down a couple of months ago in the storms, so now I have sun in the back again :) I haven't seen a flake of snow, the temperature has been mild, I love it and I think I've cleared frost off the car's screen about twice all winter and that's in the shade out the front :)

Bring it on Spring, bring it on.

I agree, the last 2/3 winters have been awful, so I'm just enjoying what we have this year so far.... (SE London) :)

I still have 2 pots on my patio with bedding plants in

I hadn't thought about it until this thread bit yes it is weird and oddly unnerving. It's cold, windy and very wet but more like late Autumn than Winter.

I understand why this would be a good thing for a lot if people but personally I miss it.

I still have summer flowers out (lobelia) in my baskets that hasn't died off - its been blooming all through. It has been very mild this year, but the cold snap often doesn't arrive until February/March. I'm probably older than you by a fair margin and I seriously do not remember snow when growing up. It's only been in recent years we've had it.

I thought some of you might be interested in a summary of notable UK weather events

here which shows that snow isn't a recent invention for England but rather an occasional thing amongst what is a very varying climate.

1910s and 20s were notably snowy!