Snow!

A bit late I know, but it was snowing reasonably heavily and consistently as I drove between Goulburn and Canberra past Lake George around 11am this morning.

The snow was so heavy I had to slow down to the speed limit!

After last Wednesday’s beautiful warm temperatures (compared to other days in winter tat s) I was so hopeful that the cold was soon going to be a distant memory. Not o be obviously. The upside is tat I got down to the coast and it was a lovely warm 17 degrees so I didn’t freeze for the whole day at least!

SnapperJack said :

Remember “global warming”? Looks like we are heading into the third cold, rainy summer in a row. The climate change believers are starting to look like a priests preaching to a church which has lost its congregation.

Yep, the uneducated rise to the top like three week old cream yet again. A couple of minutes’ research will tell you that the symptoms of global warming are wilder swings in the weather pattern which can include colder snaps as well as longer hotter ones. Still, wouldn’t want you to part ideology with Alan Jones and his ilk would we?

Look who I’m talking to.

HenryBG said :

SnapperJack said :

Remember “global warming”? Looks like we are heading into the third cold, rainy summer in a row. The climate change believers are starting to look like a priests preaching to a church which has lost its congregation.

Yes, because an average global increase of 1.2 degrees means it shouldn’t snow ever, anywhere. Especially not in the middle of winter. No sirree.

Are you deniers *really* as dim is you sound when you make these sorts of retarded comments?

The conditions in any one part of the world are obviously only local conditions, but still, have you seen the state of the Arctic ice cap this year?
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/files/2012/08/Sea_Ice_Extent.png

Don’t feed the troll.

SnapperJack said :

Remember “global warming”? Looks like we are heading into the third cold, rainy summer in a row. The climate change believers are starting to look like a priests preaching to a church which has lost its congregation.

Yes, because an average global increase of 1.2 degrees means it shouldn’t snow ever, anywhere. Especially not in the middle of winter. No sirree.

Are you deniers *really* as dim is you sound when you make these sorts of retarded comments?

The conditions in any one part of the world are obviously only local conditions, but still, have you seen the state of the Arctic ice cap this year?
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/files/2012/08/Sea_Ice_Extent.png

Remember “global warming”? Looks like we are heading into the third cold, rainy summer in a row. The climate change believers are starting to look like a priests preaching to a church which has lost its congregation.

Well all you modern types, you youngsters you. Canberra’s best ever snow (in caucasian history albeit) was in August(?) 1965. It lay on the ground in drifts so deep, a hamster would have needed to make a tunnel. It piled up against obstacles where the wind couldn’t dislodge it in mounds up to, heck, a foot or two deep. It turned this once beautiful city into a white wasteland for a good couple of days, until the beginnings of global warming sent it packing in the direction of the Murray. Never since has the nation’s capital be subjected to such a feathery, fleecy, fluffy, frosty, powdery onslaught, and I doubt it will ever see the likes of that great day ever again.

Gismondo said :

shirty_bear said :

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Good fall in 2000, too – some still on the ground two days later. It was late May/early June, based on memory of SWMBO being (desperately) ready to pop out bear cub #2 (and cub #1 being completely freaked by it).

That was Sunday 28 May 2000. The raiders hosted the west tigers. Fox sports commentator Sean Garlick copped a snowball in the back of the head from a fan…well played sir

Believe it or not Canberra woke up to a white Christmas day in 1967. I was too young to remember but my parents showed me photos of Torrens Street in Braddon covered in snow. They say it was almost magical.

Rain, rain and more rain. Very cold. Not a flake of snow to be seen!

Mr Gillespie said :

Just rain here, but the 2°C air temperature gave it away

what, you mean unlike your rant on the SMH you don’t have anything to say about the carbon tax?

shirty_bear said :

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Good fall in 2000, too – some still on the ground two days later. It was late May/early June, based on memory of SWMBO being (desperately) ready to pop out bear cub #2 (and cub #1 being completely freaked by it).

That was Sunday 28 May 2000. The raiders hosted the west tigers. Fox sports commentator Sean Garlick copped a snowball in the back of the head from a fan…well played sir

Jungle Jim said :

Overheard said :

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Saturday of the October long weekend 1987. Don’t ask me why I remember that but I do. Dumped like you wouldn’t believe, covered the place, then vanished in no time flat.

`87 – that could be it. I remember having enough time to don the winter coats and get outside to throw snowballs at my sister and have a photo taken in front of a snow covered tree. Don’t remember how long we got to play though.

It was Monday 12 October 1987. I remember cause i played cricket on the saturday on a very spring day.

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Good fall in 2000, too – some still on the ground two days later. It was late May/early June, based on memory of SWMBO being (desperately) ready to pop out bear cub #2 (and cub #1 being completely freaked by it).

They say it’s going to snow again this afternoon, well, I’m still waiting for my snow here!

I think weather events are exciting. More so as I get older too.

But having grown up in a country where we got real snow most winters, I do look down on the stuff that gets called snow here. It didn’t even float down, it fell.

But it was a good indicator of how cold it was. And that IS newsworthy for sure!

There was a couple of good dumps during winter 7 years ago, one of which turned my front lawn white. I have the pics somewhere.

This is probably as much snow as Canberrans can handle…

Any more and there would have be a massive exodus!

THE ICE AGE IS COMING!!

I remember it snowing outside our classroom at the Page Primary – I must have been 7, so 1970 or 71?
Remember the teacher telling us to shoosh up – “anyone would think you’ve never seen snow before”. Well dur…

Overheard said :

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Saturday of the October long weekend 1987. Don’t ask me why I remember that but I do. Dumped like you wouldn’t believe, covered the place, then vanished in no time flat.

`87 – that could be it. I remember having enough time to don the winter coats and get outside to throw snowballs at my sister and have a photo taken in front of a snow covered tree. Don’t remember how long we got to play though.

Overheard said :

Saturday of the October long weekend 1987. Don’t ask me why I remember that but I do. Dumped like you wouldn’t believe, covered the place, then vanished in no time flat.

It snowed (and held on the ground for several hours) at least once on a weekday in ’87 or ’88. I recall specifically because I was at school that day, and only went to that school those two years.

Jungle Jim said :

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Saturday of the October long weekend 1987. Don’t ask me why I remember that but I do. Dumped like you wouldn’t believe, covered the place, then vanished in no time flat.

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

There was a great covering of snow in 1988 (I think) here. NEVER might be somewhat of an exaggeration.

Mr Gillespie said :

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

At least one of those very fine photos suggests that yeah, actually, it does. That’s snow, not shopping bags.

Funny how the ground NEVER turns white

All my social media feeds (well, except LinkedIn) have gone into the red over this one.

Never ceases to amaze me people’s fascination with, and preoccupation with, the weather.

Seriously, if you could harness the energy of discussing the weather, you could light up this city for generations!

Yep, snow mixed with rain here at The Canberra Hospital at around 10:30.

Now clear skies – no sign of snow or rain.

it snowed in gungahlin for about ten minutes

Snow was fairly heavy in north canberra.

Pitchka said :

Its snowing, woopdy doo!

Some people get excited about life!

Its snowing, woopdy doo!

It’s been snowing for quite a while in Kaleen. Big, soggy flakes with rain in between.

Just rain here, but the 2°C air temperature gave it away

Snow is falling in Palmerston.

It snowed in Dickson for about 30 seconds about 15 minutes ago. At first I thought the wind was blowing white blossoms around. Couldn’t get a pic as it was over very quickly. Just raining now.

It’s snowing in Civic! Sadly the camera on my phone doesn’t take good enough pictures 🙁

Snow in Belconnen. Some large flakes mixed in with the heavy rain.

Sadly the rain just washed it all away, it had no chance to form on the ground.

It’s been snowing on-and-off for about half an hour in Bruce

Snow in Civic.

Obviously the carbon tax is working

Looked out the window to watch the rain and low and behold it was 50% fluffy, 50% rain! Didn’t get a pic sorry.

Flakes mixed in with the rain out here at Belconnen town centre. Not picturesque at all.

I can confirm, snow at Murrumbateman it didn’t fall or last long enough for a pic

Via ABC radio there’s reports of snow in Murrumbateman and many parts of Gungahlin and Belconnen.

Here in Fyshwick the rain is currently a bit too heavy for snow!

Maybe you can see some here: http://www.canberraairport.com.au/air_newTerminal/webcam.cfm