03Stormchaser wrote:Ive uploaded a slighlty different, taken later, and larger (1 pixel equals 250m) Satilite image to foggys.
Awesome! What's the marking just to the upper right of dead-center, near the large river? A sort of cross-hatch pattern. Is it real (forestry say) or a transmission artifact?
GraemeWi wrote:Just found some data on the '92 events, I guess we will have to wait a few more days until the highcountry areas recover and maybe hear some stories...
And I wouldn't doubt that 1945 was way further ahead still. Some of that snow hung around for over 2 weeks (in Ch'ch was preceded by NW winds gusting to 90mph?!? in parts [that part form memory of a report, could be well off]
Just came back after checking the outside temp, now down to minus 2.1C....anyway, according to the media, yesterday's snowstorm was the worst in 30 years.
I can't remember a savage snowstorm in 1976?
Could you enlighten us on this, Ben
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Just came back after checking the outside temp, now down to minus 2.1C....anyway, according to the media, yesterday's snowstorm was the worst in 30 years.
I can't remember a savage snowstorm in 1976?
Could you enlighten us on this, Ben
JohnGaul
NZTS
How about 86'? I think someone has posted this in the past but it's a good read...
On a slightly more localised scale the snowfall at the end of June 1968 (after a mild damp month) was followed by severe frosts and some places, most notably Tara Hills among the Metservice stations, had a very cold aftermath in July. Will post some comments and data taken from Gazette supplement later today when I dig them out.
I can't remotely access my weather stations at the moment ( ) but I'm told it was -12° in Omarama this morning, which is probably reasonably accurate, since the diesel in my Land Cruiser turned to yoghurt. It's currently -7.6° in Twizel, taken from the Vaisala WXT-510 outside my office at the Meridian building.
-12! Blimmin heck...will there be a thaw before the next front???? If not there could be a very prolonged period of snow on the ground to much lower levels than normal?
Dammit why does this happen when I'm up north for a couple of years???
Gary Roberts wrote:I can't remotely access my weather stations at the moment ( ) but I'm told it was -12° in Omarama this morning, which is probably reasonably accurate, since the diesel in my Land Cruiser turned to yoghurt. It's currently -7.6° in Twizel, taken from the Vaisala WXT-510 outside my office at the Meridian building.
Possitively balmy here then as my reading at the moment is + 9.7 with a NNW breeze & mainly sunny:D
Razor wrote:-12! Blimmin heck...will there be a thaw before the next front???? If not there could be a very prolonged period of snow on the ground to much lower levels than normal?
Dammit why does this happen when I'm up north for a couple of years???
The icicles are dripping in the sunshine, but they'll reform and freeze again this afternoon. The snow's going nowhere in a hurry. If the Weather Geeks are correct again - and I've been telling everybody here to expect more of the same next week/end - then the snow should be a lot deeper in a few days.
can't remember a savage snowstorm in 1976?
Could you enlighten us on this, Ben
Neither can I - I was only 8 at the time and living in Rotorua. Nothing there, or I would've remebered it. But I've read about the event of June 1976. Chch was blanketed with about 6 or 7cm in the central city, a similar amount in Wellington hill suburbs, and flakes and sleet even in parts of Auckland. Widespread at low levels, but not exceptional depths except in areas where any snow is rare.
) but I'm told it was -12° in Omarama this morning, which is probably reasonably accurate, since the diesel in my Land Cruiser turned to yoghurt. It's currently -7.6° in Twizel, taken from the Vaisala WXT-510 outside my office at the Meridian building.
