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Snow in Australia is very rare at sea level, but is common on the highlands of the southeast, in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and in the Australian Capital Territory. Snow is rare even in the southernmost capitals like Melbourne and Hobart , falling less than once every decade, and in the other capitals it is unknown.
Snow outside these areas is a major event; it usually occurs in hilly areas of south-western Australia. The most widespread low-level snow occurred on 26 June 1956 when snow was reported in the Perth Hills, as far north as Wongan Hills and as far east as Salmon Gums. However, even in the Stirling Range, snowfalls rarely exceed 5 cm (2 in) and ...
La Niña is characterised by increased rainfall and cloud cover, especially across the east and north that continue into the warm months (unlike El Niño events); the average December–March precipitation is 20% higher than the long-term average, particularly in the east coast. Snow depth and snow cover is increased in the southeast during winter.
Snowfall in the Australian Alps started off slow, and peaked at 131 cm as of July 13. This was the lowest reading since the 2006 season which had a peak of 85.1cms. [7] These low levels of snow could be attributed to the below average levels of precipitation and abnormally high temperatures seen throughout the season.
26 July 1882 – Snow falls for half an hour in Melbourne. [5] 1882 – Elizabeth Street in Melbourne is flooded. 1891 – The great flood causes the Yarra River to swell to 305 metres (1,001 ft) in width. [6] The most significant flood in Melbourne's recorded history, it forces thousands to vacate their homes and caused at least one death.
Snow fell on three occasions in 2016 after only falling once in 2015. [17] A flurry was recorded on the peak after 2:00 pm on 19 April 2019—it was the earliest recorded snow event in a calendar year in the history of Western Australia. [18
Snow started falling on Monday across the Lone Star State because it wasn’t until Tuesday that records across the Gulf Coast were smashed. New Orleans officially recorded 8" of snow with plenty ...
The Australian team was the only Southern Hemisphere team to secure medals and was ranked 13th in the overall medal tally. Australia's two gold medals equalled the gold medal haul of former Winter Olympic host nation France and surpassed those of former host nations Italy, Japan and Croatia (in the Former Yugoslavia). [89]