Great Frost of 1683–84

The Great Frost of 1683–84 was a frost across England, reported as the worst in its history.^[1] During the Frost, the surface of the River Thames was reported as frozen to the depth of one foot.^[2] The Great Frost enabled the first River Thames frost fair.^[1] Entertainment on the frozen Thames as result of the Great Frost began the career of Chipperfield's Circus.^[2]

References

1 2 Williams, Rob (17 November 2013). "The 10 worst British winters ever - 1. The winter of 1684". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
1 2 Ian Sansom (15 May 2010). "Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

Cold wave

Cold waves in North America	Winter of 1886–87 1888 Northwest United States cold wave Great Freeze Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911 1912 United States cold wave 1936 North American cold wave Cold wave of January 1977 Cold wave of 1978 Cold Sunday Winter 1985 cold wave 1994 North American cold wave 2007 Western United States freeze Early 2014 North American cold wave November 2014 North American cold wave 2015 Valentine's Day blizzard Siberian Express

Cold waves in Europe	Great Frost of 1683–84 Great Frost of 1709 Winter of 1894–95 in the United Kingdom Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom Winter of 1990–91 in Western Europe 2006 European cold wave Winter of 2009–10 in Europe 2010 Swedish cold waves Winter of 2009–10 in Great Britain and Ireland Winter of 2010–11 in Great Britain and Ireland Early 2012 European cold wave

Other cold waves	White Earthquake Winter storms of 2009–10 in East Asia North Indian Cold Wave (2011) Indian cold wave (2012) 2013 extreme weather events January 2016 East Asia cold wave

Weather events in the United Kingdom

Climate of the United Kingdom Drought in the United Kingdom

Avalanches	Lewes 1836 Buachaille Etive Mòr 2009

Coldwaves	Great Frost of 1709 Winter 1894–95 Winter 1946–47 Winter 1962–63 January 1987 Winter 1990–91 February 2009 Winter 2009–10 Winter 2010–11 February 2012 Spring 2013

Flash floods	Louth 1920 Lynmouth 1952 Chew Stoke 1968 Glasgow 2002 Boscastle 2004 Morpeth 2008

Floods	Holmfirth 1738, 1777, 1852, 1944 Thames 1928 Thames 1947 South England 1968 United Kingdom 2000 United Kingdom 2007 Sheffield 2009 United Kingdom 2009 United Kingdom 2012 United Kingdom 2013–14 Somerset Levels 2013–14 United Kingdom 2015–16 United Kingdom 2016

Heat waves Droughts	1906 1911 1955 1976 1990 2003 2006 Spring 2011 Autumn 2011 2012 2013 2016

Storm surges	South England 1287 North Sea 1287 Bristol Channel 1607¹ North Sea 1953 North Sea 1976 North Sea 1978 North Sea 2007 Irish Sea & North Sea 2013

Thunderstorms	Widecombe-in-the-Moor 1638

Tornadoes	London 1091 Great Malvern 1761 Birmingham 1931 Birmingham 2005 London 2006 West Midlands and Wales 2011

Windstorms	December 1703 November 1824 August 1848 October 1859 February 1871 December 1879 January 1881 blizzard October 1881 January 1968 January 1976 October 1987 January 1990 December 1998 January 2007 December 2011 January 2012 October 2013 December 2013 Christmas 2013 New Year 2014 February 2014

Windstorm seasons	2015–16 Abigail Desmond Eva 2016–17

¹ Disputed tsunami

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