BARRINGTON TOPS (Hunter Springs) Observations
from 1990 |
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All
observations courtesy of Mrs Cathleen Wright |
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http://www.raymondterrace.hunterweather.com |
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1990 |
April |
28 |
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First frost |
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June |
23 |
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Snow, sleet & heavy rain. Did
not lay |
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26 |
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Snow & sleet (1cm on ground) |
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27 |
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Sleet |
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28 |
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Snow overnight (6cm on ground) |
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July |
2 |
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Snow overnight after heavy rain
washed previous fall away (4cm on ground) |
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3 |
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Snow (6cm on ground) |
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4 |
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Snow (8cm on ground) |
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6 |
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Rain followed by snow (2cm on
ground) |
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27 |
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Snow (dusting only) |
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28 |
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Rain & snow with snow overnight
(2cm on ground) |
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August |
3 |
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Snow all night (16.5cm on ground)
further snow through the day amounted to 23cm |
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4 |
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Snow followed by rain, nearly all
gone |
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23 |
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Sleet then snow (5cm) |
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26 |
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Sleet then snow (6cm) |
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October |
14 |
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Last frost |
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Very heavy rains again in April,
floods everywhere. Completely wiped out towns of Nyngen (NSW) |
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& Charleville (QLD) |
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Very severe floods late July &
August affecting Bathurst & Dubbo this time |
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Very dry Nov & Dec. Bad
bushfires around Moonan started at McCallums at Donalds Creek thru |
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Belford Park & old Belford
Garlands. Mailers wind changed when it reached Garlands & stopped |
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it heading for Moonan. Very hot
& very windy, firefighters working night shifts on the fires Christmas |
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Eve & Christmas Day. |
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1991 |
April |
16 |
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First frost |
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June |
23 |
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First heavy frost |
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July |
14 |
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Rain, sleet then snow overnight (8cm
on ground) |
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August |
24 |
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Snow (2.5cm on ground) |
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September |
12 |
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Rain, sleet then snow overnight (1cm
on ground) |
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October |
29 |
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Last frost |
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1992 |
May |
25 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
26 |
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Snow all day & night (9cm) |
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July |
6 |
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Snow did not lay |
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21 |
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Snow all day (10cm). Followed by
heavy frosts that kept the snow there for about a week |
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August |
9 |
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Snow did not lay |
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25 |
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Snow all day (9cm) |
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September |
30 |
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Snow overnight did not lay |
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November |
2 |
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Last frost - killed capsicums |
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Very heavy rains & frequent
storms in February, broke drought of previous year, floods everywhere. |
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Gundy bridge washed away on 9th Feb
with floods all through Scone. |
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1993 |
May |
1 |
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First heavy frost |
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July |
12 |
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Rain, sleet & snow (0.5cm) |
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13 |
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Light snow cover |
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August |
5 |
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Rain, sleet & snow all night
(10cm) |
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October |
11 |
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Last frost |
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1994 |
May |
12 |
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First heavy frost |
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13 |
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Snow overnight (3cm) |
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July |
31 |
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Snow (6cm) |
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August |
1 |
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Snow still on ground |
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22 |
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Rain, sleet & snow gone by
morning (1cm) |
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September |
21 |
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Sleet & snow, did not lay |
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27 |
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Light snow cover, gone by morning |
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October |
9 |
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Light snow cover, gone by morning |
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Drought year - Very severe drought,
not affecting us here much. Some dams have dried up. |
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Many towns running out of water, it
is desperate. |
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1995 |
April |
2 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
17 |
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Heavy rain, sleet & snow. Gone
by morning |
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18 |
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Rain then snow (3cm) |
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19 |
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Snow (3cm) |
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22 |
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Light snow cover |
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23 |
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Snow followed by rain, did not lay
long |
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July |
20 |
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Rain & snow showers |
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21 |
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Rain & snow showers, did not lay |
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October |
10 |
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Last heavy frost |
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December |
26 |
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Light frost |
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In August had driest month on record
with only 1.8mm. |
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In September had wettest month on
record with 181.0mm |
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Been drought declared for most of
the year |
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1996 |
April |
11 |
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First heavy frost |
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July |
13 |
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2cm snow all day, did not lay |
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14 |
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2cm snow all day, did not lay |
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31 |
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Snow showers, did not lay |
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August |
19 |
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Snow all night (20cm on ground) |
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20 |
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Snow all day (35cm on ground) |
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September |
3 |
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Snow overnight, light covering on
ground |
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22 |
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Light snow cover, gone by morning |
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November |
11 |
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Last heavy frost |
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23 |
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Last frost |
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Belltrees bridge collapsed in
November |
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Devastating storms in December -
especially Armidale & Singleton. |
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Coffs Harbour town flooded. |
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1997 |
April |
8 |
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First heavy frost |
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June |
16 |
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Sleet turned to rain |
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October |
4 |
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Last heavy frost |
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No snow this year. |
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Below average rain all year except
for May & Sep. |
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1998 |
March |
9 |
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First frost (0°C) |
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May |
9 |
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First heavy frost (-5°C) |
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June |
8 |
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Sleety showers |
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18 |
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Sleety showers |
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23 |
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Snow in morning |
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24 |
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Snow & sleet all day (4cm on
ground) |
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25 |
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Sleety showers |
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26 |
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Sleety showers |
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July |
10 |
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Snow, light cover |
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11 |
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Snow showers |
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29 |
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Sleet & snow, light cover |
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30 |
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Sleet & snow, light cover |
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31 |
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Sleet & snow, light cover - went
quickly |
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October |
28 |
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Last heavy frost (-3°C) |
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1999 |
April |
27 |
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First frost (0°C) |
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May |
3 |
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First heavy frost (-2°C) |
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June |
14 |
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Sleety showers |
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15 |
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Light snow cover |
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July |
2 |
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Sleety showers |
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November |
11 |
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Last heavy frost (0°C) |
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