Peru Snow

ScottyD · Unread post by **ScottyD** » Tue 29/06/2004 18:20

I just read on Teletext that Some place in Peru has just seen some snow fall, a couple of days worth of snow. Apparently it has not snowed there for 20 years. Said something about the warm moist air from the equator combining with the cold from the deep south (is that warm advection snowfall?). Not sure how much snow or to what levels (the article may have said something but my memory isn't that great so i don't know) I read this a few hours ago and when writing this i'm second guessing everything i read. So maybe a little chinese whispers happening.

It'd be nice if some of that sort of weather could make it's way to NZ shores.

Scotty

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Tue 29/06/2004 22:22

I just did a search on Yahoo News, ("rare snowfall" Peru) and it came up with an item describing how the first snowfall in the Peruvian city of Cuzco (about 2800 metres asl) for about 20 years had stranded over 2000 tourists.

It'd be nice if some of that sort of weather could make it's way to NZ shores.

Could easily happen here (it has already, a few weeks ago in the Southern lakes area). Not from that storm though - weather systems change alot as they travel around the globe. (eg a very cold southerly outbreak in eastern Australia doesn't always lead to a similar icy blast in NZ)

Manukau heads obs · Wed 30/06/2004 21:15

there is the longest list i have seen yet of severe weather and thunderstorms etc in the USA i have seen
and we have strong winds here in nz with a vigours low
and snow in peru
what about any other severe weather elswhere in the world at the moment????
the reason i ask....the moon is at perigee at moment.....

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 30/06/2004 21:35

China floods Theres a couple of good monsoonal typhoons on the Asian northern hempisphere maps and New Delhi went into the SW monsoon early

Manukau heads observer wrote:there is the longest list i have seen yet of severe weather and thunderstorms etc in the USA i have seen
and we have strong winds here in nz with a vigours low
and snow in peru
what about any other severe weather elswhere in the world at the moment????
the reason i ask....the moon is at perigee at moment.....

Also the sun is almost at Apogee(July 5th think at 1.03au) and USA having Candaian fronts over the middle of the continent so late

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed 30/06/2004 21:41

Obviously we wont go into the moon unless you wish to but its also at its most northern most and southern most declinations of 18 years on the ecliptic ie its just above castor and pollux at 28N or well in the milkyway in Sagittarius at 28S

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 30/06/2004 23:33

Michael wrote:Obviously we wont go into the moon unless you wish to but its also at its most northern most and southern most declinations of 18 years on the ecliptic ie its just above castor and pollux at 28N or well in the milkyway in Sagittarius at 28S

Yes Mr. "Circle"

JohnGaul
NZTS

ScottyD · Unread post by **ScottyD** » Thu 01/07/2004 10:18

Could it be the ice caps melting and disturbing the atlantic current thus sending the northern hemisphere into a rapid ice age? Or have i just watched one too many movies of late?