Next winter's first snowfall?
Residents of Waiouru through to Ohakune got a shock when they woke up on Saturday morning to find that a late snowfall had whitened the world. Waiouru weather forecaster John Standish said the cold snap would be short
and sharp as already on Saturday pressures were rising. The cold snap was caused by a high pressure area to the south running into a low to the north bringing a cold southerly flow. Mr Standish measured five cms of snow lying on the ground at Waiouru, significant for the time of the year
as ground temperatures are warm. Snow however is not too unusual in October. In 1982 there were seven days of snow and five days in 1968. Over the past 20 years snow has fallen on an average of just under two days a year, though this figure is weighted by a few heavy years.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 23, 29 October 1985, Page 1
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150Next winter's first snowfall? Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 23, 29 October 1985, Page 1
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