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3st PART
Sometimes there is a lot of snow and under several centimeters. In winter 1985/1986 had recorded 7 cm of snow to Rennes in just 2 hours. Accumulated snow depth reached 26 cm. In Normandy the snowpack lasted more than three weeks with 70 cm of fresh snow and high snow drifts of 8 meters as in 1978/1979.
In England, during the winter of 1962/1963
of the significant snowfall for a period of 70 days did high
snow drifts more than 1 meter. What is impressive. It's like
in Canada when you see the picture below.
The snow is a huge embarrassment for a country like France when it falls in abundance, in an unusual way. The events of early 1970, 1997 and many others have shown us. The heavy snowfall which considerably disrupted road traffic, railways and aircraft. But it rarely happens and it is nothing compared to the U.S. and Canada who have blizzards and cold winters.
Click here to enlarge the pattern of snow in the region of the Alberg at 1600 m for 100 years
EVOLUTION OF WINTER TEMPERATURES : Although
there are and will always be harsh winters, the average winter
temperatures tend to increase especially since 1980 as is
shown in graphs below.
WARNING
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