The Wrong Kind of Snow, By Antony Woodward & Robert Penn

The perfect stocking-filler for a weather buff, this book contains a meteorological report for every day of the year. Met men include the Venerable Bede, Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys: "The King said it was the coldest day [16 March 1667] he ever knew in England." 15 October 1987 was the day that Michael Fish said "Don't worry" about a hurricane.

It was in June 1996 that Cliff Richard warbled "Singing in the Rain" to sheltering crowds at Wimbledon. 14 November 1922 was the date of the first broadcast weather forecast: "Fog and night frost are likely." On the following day, The Times reported: "It was impossible to see more than five or 10 yards."