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The only reference I could find was at tutiempo.net, which says August 15, but also says the temperature was 9-15C for that day, so I don't know. My father said that it did happen during what had otherwise been warm winter weather, but he can't remember the date.
From the old Gazette supplements I have, August doesn't seem right. However July - though very mild overall and also very wet in many places - had two cold snaps with snow "to low levels in the South Island"; one between the 3rd and 6th, the other from the 9th to the 11th.
The temp hovered around freezing all day and has only just now (at 3:30 PM) exceed 1 C. Today's high could easily be one of the coldest ever (current record is 1.2 C sometime in the 1930s).
The temp hovered around freezing all day and has only just now (at 3:30 PM) exceed 1 C. Today's high could easily be one of the coldest ever (current record is 1.2 C sometime in the 1930s).
Some photos of the snow in Christchurch:
Wow... look at that CIDP covered in snow ... 1C is even a very chilly winter day for Vancouver.. It is definitely not something to sneeze at...
Wow... look at that CIDP covered in snow ... 1C is even a very chilly winter day for Vancouver.. It is definitely not something to sneeze at...
It's 2.5 C now at 6:30 PM. It looks like tonight may be one of those weird situations where the night is warmer than the day. But it was certainly by far the coldest afternoon I can remember.
The sky is clearing and we're forecasted to drop to -2 C tonight and up to 9 C tomorrow. Afterwards the mild sunny weather should resume.
The temp hovered around freezing all day and has only just now (at 3:30 PM) exceed 1 C. Today's high could easily be one of the coldest ever (current record is 1.2 C sometime in the 1930s).
Some photos of the snow in Christchurch:
Wow, that is significant cold for you. The lack of clearing pavements/treating the roads sounds very familiar...snow accumulating during the day then melting at night when it warms up is common here as well.
Wow, that is significant cold for you. The lack of clearing pavements/treating the roads sounds very familiar...snow accumulating during the day then melting at night when it warms up is common here as well.
Now 3.3 C. 11 C and sunny forecast for tomorrow. It feels like I'm in the twilight zone.
Thanks ChesterNZ. Really appreciate the pics and report.
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