15 cm of snow on the ground and still snowing.

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Flutterbye wrote:I haven't lit the fire because the sun is warming up the house nicely. :D
I think it was around 3-4° during heavy snow this morning, in line with what TonyT and RWood reckoned...unfortunately I can't check the weather stations because they are down...not due to the power outages here, as they are all on UPSs, but because the host is down, and the host is in Auckland! Now that's irony for ya! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Gary Roberts wrote:
Flutterbye wrote:I haven't lit the fire because the sun is warming up the house nicely. :D
I think it was around 3-4° during heavy snow this morning, in line with what TonyT and RWood reckoned...unfortunately I can't check the weather stations because they are down...not due to the power outages here, as they are all on UPSs, but because the host is down, and the host is in Auckland! Now that's irony for ya! :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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this is amazing

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well well well looks like a very early dump of snow this winter, looking good for another few storms in winter, about 10 cm on the ground now and still snowing, mmm had a funny feeling this would happen due to being so warm yesterday ;)

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Just back from Wanaka and Hawea no work for me today.

About 5-10cm in Wanaka

10cm in Hawea.

No snow in Cromwell, Clyde and Alexandra.

Snow out Omakau (3cm), Naseby (10cm) St Bathans (10cm).

I reckon the snow arrived here from the north west not the south.

9mm of rain in Alex from 8am yesterday till 8am today. YEEHA 8)
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Andy wrote:I reckon the arrived here from the north west not the south.
It sure sounds like it, since I've been told Queenstown missed out too.
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well you got your snow gary that should keep you happy for a little while :D :D
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squid wrote:well you got your snow gary that should keep you happy for a little while :D :D
No! I want more! MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!
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ok i will order another 60cm just for you ;)
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Gary Roberts wrote:
squid wrote:well you got your snow gary that should keep you happy for a little while :D :D
No! I want more! MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!
You are being damned greedy Gary :lol: - throw some down here. ;)
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Flutterbye wrote:
Gary Roberts wrote: No! I want more! MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!
You are being damned greedy Gary :lol: - throw some down here. ;)
It's all mine...aaaaallll of it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
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awww just donate 1 cm to him eh ;)
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squid wrote:awww just donate 1 cm to him eh ;)
I will in advance ( I have no intention of quiting any time soon ) bequeath all the snowfalls we have had in this part of Melbourne in the last 20 years PLUS any snow we may have in the future :D
Enjoy it while it lasts !
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I found this pic of a back yard in Ashburton today..

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver ... 1_full.jpg

About 35 to 40cms
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wowers :shock: :D
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It sure sounds like it, since I've been told Queenstown missed out too.
So did Akaroa (and eastern parts of Chch I've heard) - persistent rain, plus some sleet from late morning (where I was at 50m asl). Snow level dropped from about 600m early morning to 300m by early afternoon. A thick coating at Hilltop, but not too deep. Low lying areas bare until just before Halswell. Not as thick in central city as last September but still quite alot. (probally a little more to come - probably too cold to rain)

Couldn't get on the internet until I got back to Chch about 20 minutes ago. :evil: :evil: - XTRA was down (Auckland power cut?)
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tich wrote:Couldn't get on the internet until I got back to Chch about 20 minutes ago. :evil: :evil: - XTRA was down (Auckland pwer cut?)
Nah...just XTRA being XTRA. :?
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I was driving ........No I was snowploughing in my landcruiser State 73 Colagate to Methven this afternoon for work. The snow was 1.5 metres on roadside and 1/2 metre on the road. The snowplough had been through 2 hours before and there were hardly any signs of tracks.
The snow levels in he Methven/Inland area are reasonably good. Drove back from Greymouth this morning through the Lewis Pass at 04:00 am. There was absolutely no snow until Waikari.
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joecam wrote:I was driving ........No I was snowploughing in my landcruiser State 73 Colagate to Methven this afternoon for work. The snow was 1.5 metres on roadside and 1/2 metre on the road. The snowplough had been through 2 hours before and there were hardly any signs of tracks.
The snow levels in he Methven/Inland area are reasonably good. Drove back from Greymouth this morning through the Lewis Pass at 04:00 am. There was absolutely no snow until Waikari.
You guys got a lot more than we did!
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Ok three best photo's today rest will be in the photographs section.
Cheers
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Jasestrm wrote:Ok three best photo's today rest will be in the photographs section.
Cheers
Jason.
And I bet there was at least three people playing at Kaiapoi today. You just can't keep a golfer down, nosirree.
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Getting confused on which thread I'm meant to be on now.

Started raining here with 3.5C :-$
There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.
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maby the rain might turn into the white stuff for you overnight ;) :D
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