BARRINGTON TOPS (Hunter Springs) Observations from 1970
All observations courtesy of Mrs Cathleen Wright
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1970	May	7		½" (1.3cm) snow
	August	19		2½" (6.3cm) snow
	September	1		½" (1.3cm) snow
		11		Snow-showers-frost
1971	May	5		Snow overnight melted by morning
		7		First heavy frost
	June	3		Snow showers, did not lay
	July	24		Snow showers, did not lay
		25		6" (15.2cm) snow
1972	April	9		First frost
	May	18		First heavy frost, 24°F (-4.4°C)
		20		Snow overnight, did not lay for long
	July	7		Snow overnight, did not lay
		8		1½" (3.8cm) snow
		9		Further ¼" (0.6cm) snow, accumulation now 1¾" (4.4cm)
		11		Light snow cover
		16		Snow, did not lay
1973	April	14		First frost
	May	14		First heavy frost
	July	18		Snow, did not lay
		19		1" (2.5cm) snow, quickly melted
	August	12		Snow, did not lay
		19		Snow, did not lay
1974	May	20		First frost
		26		6" (15.2cm) snow overnight followed by heavy rain, gone the next day
	June	9		Snow overnight, gone by 9 o'clock
		10		Snow overnight (2cm)
	July	3		Snow overnight (2.5cm)
		7		Snow, did not lay
		8		Snow all day & night (4cm)
		9		Rain & snow, still (4cm)
		10		Rain & snow, snow almost gone
		12		Snow overnight, did not lay
	August	5		Snow overnight (2cm)
		8		Snow, did not lay
		16		Snow (3cm)
	September	25		Rain, sleet & snow. Did not lay
		26		Rain, sleet & snow. Did not lay
		27		Rain, sleet & snow. Did not lay
	October	18		Rain, sleet & snow (6cm)
	November	6		Last frost
1975	April	2		First frost
	June	13		10" (25.4cm) snow, gone in 3 days. Snowed right down to Moonan Flat (~400m ASL) with 3" (7.6 cm)
		21		Snowed after heavy rain which was followed by further rain. 4" (10.2cm) did not lay more than 1 day
		22		½" (1.3cm) snow, did not lay long
	July	12		Snow showers, did not lay
	September	6		Snow overnight, gone by morning
	October	15		Last frost
1976	April	28		First heavy frost
	July	1		Snow, did not lay
		15		Snow, did not lay
	August	2		Snow (5cm)
		8		Snow (1cm)
		14		Snow (3cm)
	September	10		Snow (3cm)
	October	10		Snow, did not lay
	November	19		Last frost
1977	May	26		First heavy frost
		29		2" (5.1cm) snow, gone by lunch time
	June	1		3" (7.6cm) snow, stayed all day
		2		Snow, still 2" (5.1cm)
		11		Snow 6" (15.2cm) followed by rain, almost gone by morning
		29		Snow, did not lay
		30		Snow (6cm), 5cm during day
	July	1		Snow (3cm), stayed till the 6th
		16		Snow, gone by morning
		24		Snow & rain, gone by morning
		26		Snow overnight, some in shaded areas
		28		Snow overnight (2cm)
	September	7		Snow & sleet, did not lay
		18		Last frost
1978	April	26		First heavy frost
	May	13		Snow & sleet, did not lay
	June	14		6" (15.2cm) snow
		20		Snow & sleet, did not lay
	July	28		½" (1.3cm) snow
	August	13		1" (2.5cm) snow
		19		Snow & sleet, did not lay
		20		Snow & sleet, did not lay
	September	18		Last heavy frost
	October	19		Sleet
1979	May	12		Sleet
		15		First heavy frost
	August	13		First snowfall (10cm)
	October	13		Last heavy frost