BARRINGTON TOPS (Hunter Springs) Observations
from 1980 |
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All
observations courtesy of Mrs Cathleen Wright |
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http://www.raymondterrace.hunterweather.com |
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1980 |
April |
29 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
29 |
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Snow did not lay |
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July |
5 |
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Snow showers did not lay |
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August |
3 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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27 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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October |
29 |
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Last frost |
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A very bad drought year. Every month
below average rainfall except for June. The first Hunter has |
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stopped running & the middle
Hunter. Large bottom dam has dropped 6 inches. If it wasn't for a |
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crop of irrigated triticale we would
have very few cattle on the place. Steers were agisted in a |
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large area of the forestry.
Neighbours lost all his cattle (about 185) that were agisted in the |
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forestry presumed dead, most known
to have died. Numerous springs ceased. Even own house |
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water dam has dropped so low that it
was filled up from the bottom dam. Fortunately no losses in |
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my garden. Hunter River ceased
flowing at Moonan, Belltrees & Segenhoe. |
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1981 |
May |
10 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
7 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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24 |
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Snow overnight, light covering all
day |
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July |
4 |
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Snow all day but did not lay |
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5 |
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Snow overnight, 2cm on ground - gone
next day |
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12 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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14 |
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Snow showers all day, gone by 9
o'clock |
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August |
11 |
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Snow showers all day, 2cm on ground
- gone next day |
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31 |
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Snow & sleet all day, 1cm on
ground |
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September |
1 |
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Snow & sleet all day &
night, 2.5cm on ground - gone next day |
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November |
18 |
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Last heavy frost |
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1982 |
May |
20 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
1 |
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Snow overnight, 10cm on ground -
gone next day |
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22 |
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Snow overnight, very cold - 7cm on
ground. Snow not melted till 4 days later |
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July |
19 |
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Snow, 7.5cm on ground |
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20 |
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Snow, another 8.5cm gone by the 22nd |
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September |
10 |
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Snow - thin layer on ground (0.4cm) |
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30 |
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Snowed all day (15cm), right down to
Ellerston. Ring of mountains around Moonan covered in snow |
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November |
20 |
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Last frost |
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1983 |
April |
7 |
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First heavy frost |
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July |
7 |
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Thin layer of snow |
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8 |
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More snow, still thin layer |
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9 |
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Light snow shower |
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21 |
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Snow & sleet, 10cm on ground -
gone by the 24th |
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August |
4 |
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Snow overnight, 1cm on ground |
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October |
20 |
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Flying snow, did not lay |
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November |
18 |
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Last heavy frost |
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1984 |
April |
26 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
29 |
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Snow all day, did not lay long |
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July |
1 |
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Snow, did not lay |
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3 |
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Snowing continuously, 11cm on ground |
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4 |
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Snowing continuously, 25cm on ground |
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5 |
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Snowing continuously, 60cm on ground |
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6 |
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Snow, still 60cm on ground |
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August |
11, 12, 13 |
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Snow showers did not lay long |
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September |
12 |
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Snow showers overnight, did not lay
long |
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October |
16 |
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Last heavy frost (very heavy for so
late in the year) |
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Heavy rains in Jan & Feb broke
the drought of the last 4 years. Washed away a low level bridge at |
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Moonan Flat on Jan 30th. Only access
by high swinging foot bridge. |
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Heavy snow all over the district
down as far as Belltrees, about 4 inches deep at Moonan Flat |
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which
stayed for almost 2 days. Hunter Springs received 2 foot of snow which stayed
for almost |
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2 weeks, only washed away by a week
of continuous rain. |
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1985 |
April |
17 |
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First frost |
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June |
5 |
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Snow & sleet all day |
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6 |
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1 inch of snow on ground, continuing
rain washed it away by the next day |
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21 |
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Snow - rain, did not lay |
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22 |
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Snow then rain, did not lay |
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July |
19 |
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Snow showers did not lay |
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August |
7 |
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Snow showers, 2.5cm on ground |
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8 |
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Rain washed snow away |
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September |
2 |
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Snow overnight, 16cm on ground -
gone by the 5th |
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1986 |
April |
28 |
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First frost |
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July |
9 |
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Snow showers day & night, 3cm on
ground |
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August |
6 |
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Snow overnight (5cm), rain all next
day washed it away |
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November |
19 |
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Blanket of snow covered everything
overnight |
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20 |
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Snow showers & sleet followed by
heavy rain |
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1987 |
May |
23 |
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First heavy frost (very late in an
unusually warm season) |
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28 |
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0.6cm of snow did not lay for long |
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July |
23 |
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Snow during day gone by morning |
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September |
1 |
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1cm of snow did not lay for long |
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October |
13 |
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Last frost, only light |
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1988 |
May |
9 |
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First frost |
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June |
9 |
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First heavy frost (very unusually
late) |
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July |
23,24 |
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Sleet |
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August |
6 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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7 |
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Snow showers did not lay |
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8 |
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Still snowing, 6cm on ground |
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9 |
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Snow, most melted during the day |
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29 |
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Snow & sleet, did not lay |
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September |
20 |
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Snow & sleet, did not lay |
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Severe storms on 21st Jan. Heavy
winds demolished willow trees at back of croquet courts at |
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Moonan. Library lost roof as well as
several houses in the area. Almost everybody at Moonan |
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suffered some sort of wind damage.
We lost fowl house & loosened iron on shed roof at Moonan |
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house. |
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Very heavy rain in Dec, 116.6mm on
the 16th. Heaviest I've recorded for a days rain. |
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1989 |
May |
24 |
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First frost |
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June |
10 |
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Snow & sleet, light cover |
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11 |
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Snow & sleet, 1cm cover |
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21 |
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Snow & sleet followed by rain,
did not lay |
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24 |
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Snow & sleet, 2cm cover |
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July |
5 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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7 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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18 |
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Snow all day & night, 5cm cover |
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19 |
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Snow, rain & sleet - became
frozen overnight & took several days to go |
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23 |
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Snow in morning turned to rain |
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24 |
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Rain, sleet then snow overnight -
2cm cover |
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August |
1 |
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Rain overnight, 1cm soon disappeared |
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6 |
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Snow, did not lay |
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8 |
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Snow, 3cm cover |
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9 |
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Snow only left in shady areas |
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24 |
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Snow, 1cm cover only layed for half
a day |
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September |
27 |
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Snow - rain, sleet then snow all day
nearly gone by morning |
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October |
4 |
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Last frost |
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December |
30 |
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Newcastle earthquake |
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