What are the dates and amounts of snowfall in Brisbane, Australia in
the last 60 years?

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 10 Aug 2005 13:32 PDT

Hi Joel1357-ga,

I have a couple emails in trying to locate your data. However, since I
have not recieved a response back yet, this question is still open to
anyone who can find it. I just wanted to let you know someone was
hunting up your information for you. I'll write back when I know more.

Nenna-GA

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Clarification of Question by joel1357-ga on 10 Aug 2005 14:28 PDT

Nenna,

Thanks a lot.

Hi joel 1357-ga,

I wrote the Queensland Climate Section of the Australian Bureau of
Meteorology and was told that snow has never occurred in the last 60
years in Brisbane. You can contact Nev with any further questions you
may have.
http://www.bom.gov.au/ (Website I found Nev?s contact info on)

Neville Wedding  
Phone: (07) 3239 8664 
Technical Officer  
Climate and Consultancy Section  
Australian Bureau of Meteorology 
Queensland Regional Office, 
295 Ann Street, Brisbane.. 
GPO Box 413, 
Brisbane Qld 4001 
www.bom.gov.au 

If this answer requires further explanation, please request
clarification before rating it, and I'll be happy to look into this
further.

Nenna-GA
Google Answers Researcher

Thanks a lot

This site mentions snow in Brisbane in 1871, New Year's Day.

http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/0/230994a8185a8f6eca256d3300057fc5?OpenDocument

Here is a blog about Brisbane weather, generally defined as "summer"
and "not summer".  You could sign on (bottom of the site) and ask one
of the natives.

http://johnquiggin.com/index.php/archives/2005/06/18/cold-in-brisbane/

This site about the Gold Coast and Brisbane area says bluntly: "Snow
does not fall."

http://home.iprimus.com.au/ozthunder/oz/bris.html

Others agree.  People drive out to the west to look for snow.

This site and others mentions a severe hail strom on May 19th or 20th
2005, which could have been reported elsewhere as snow:

http://www.climatechange.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=143

Here is another with pics:

http://www.net-weather.co.uk/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t16774.html

Despite this, however, there is a "snow wholesaler" in Brisbane (well,
there may be some retailers too, but I don't think that is what you
are asking about).
Scroll down to Queensland on this site:

http://www.mthotham.com.au/news/20042276672.htm

Maybe the wholesaler supplies the Zoo:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/2511789.st

Enough, Myoarin