Annual snow days sorted by rainfall district -- NSW
Observers report the occurrence or non-occurrence of snow, along with other weather phenomena, in their field books for each calendar day. The figures below have been averaged from monthly totals available in the Australian Climatic Database produced by the SA regional office of the Bureau of Meteorology. The highest and lowest number of snow days reported in a year are also given, along with the number of years of record, first and last year of record and station elevation above sea level. Blank entries have been assumed to be "no reports of snow" as distinct from "no snow reported", and have been omitted from the count.
Caution: My observation is that these field book entries are not 100% reliable and should only be taken as a very rough guide. On occasions, snow may be entered in error -- reports of snow in the tropics are almost certainly errors! Observers may confuse hail or sleet for snow (increasing the count), or may not observe snow falling at night or when they are away from the station (reducing the count). In addition, the data for some stations for some years is incomplete, resulting in a false low snow day reading for the year and reducing the average -- this is why some obviously snowy places such as Charlotte Pass have zero snow days in the "low" column.
STATE
DISTRICT
SITE_NO
STATION
ELEV
AVERAGE
HIGH
LOW
YEARS
FIRST YEAR
LAST YEAR
NSW Upper Western - Upper Darling 048013 BOURKE POST OFFICE 106.0 0.0 1 0 126 1871 1996
NSW Upper Western - Upper Darling 048027 COBAR MO 260.0 0.0 1 0 41 1962 2004
NSW Upper Western - Upper Darling 048030 COBAR POST OFFICE 250.5 0.0 1 0 80 1881 1965
NSW Central Western Plains - south 050037 TULLAMORE (OLD POST OFFICE) 239.0 0.1 2 0 18 1970 1988
NSW Northwest Plains - east 053115 MOREE AERO 213.0 0.1 1 0 10 1995 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - north 054003 BARRABA POST OFFICE 500.0 0.1 2 0 39 1966 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - north 054104 PINDARI DAM 462.0 0.1 1 0 34 1971 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - south 055023 GUNNEDAH POOL 306.0 0.0 1 0 124 1876 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - south 055024 GUNNEDAH SCS 307.0 0.0 1 0 57 1948 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - south 055049 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE 390.0 0.0 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Northwest Slopes - south 055136 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) 910.0 2.3 7 0 34 1970 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056002 ARMIDALE (RADIO STATION 2AD) 980.0 2.5 8 0 41 1957 1997
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056008 DEEPWATER POST OFFICE 970.0 1.0 4 0 9 1967 1975
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056011 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE 1062.0 1.3 5 0 43 1962 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056013 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN 1060.0 1.7 6 0 35 1970 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056016 GUYRA POST OFFICE 1325.0 2.8 5 0 8 1965 1972
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056017 INVERELL COMPARISON 584.0 0.2 3 0 124 1874 1997
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056018 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 664.0 0.1 2 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056021 MOUNT TOPPER STATE FOREST 870.0 0.2 2 0 8 1965 1972
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056032 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) 838.0 0.3 3 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056034 URALLA (DUMARESQ ST) 1012.0 1.7 3 0 3 1965 1967
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056035 WALCHA POST OFFICE 1050.0 2.7 8 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056037 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) 987.0 1.2 4 0 8 1997 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - west 056229 GUYRA HOSPITAL 1332.0 4.6 12 0 22 1981 2004
NSW Northern Tablelands - east 057009 GIRARD STATE FOREST 670.6 0.2 1 0 4 1965 1968
NSW Northern Tablelands - east 057017 JEOGLA (JEOLGA OLD.SF.SITE) 1030.0 0.7 2 0 3 1968 1970
NSW Northern Tablelands - east 057082 GLEN INNES (MT MITCHELL FOREST) 970.0 0.5 1 0 10 1965 1974
NSW Northern Tablelands - east 057095 TABULAM (MUIRNE) 555.0 0.0 1 0 35 1970 2004
NSW North Coast 058037 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) 11.0 0.0 1 0 47 1957 2003
NSW Manning 060085 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) 155.0 0.0 1 0 36 1969 2004
NSW Hunter 061051 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE 466.0 0.2 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Hunter 061057 OLNEY STATE FOREST 152.4 0.3 1 0 3 1965 1967
NSW Hunter 061069 SCONE (PHILIP STREET) 213.0 0.0 1 0 27 1965 1991
NSW Hunter 061078 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 9.0 0.0 1 0 55 1942 2000
NSW Hunter 061089 SCONE SCS 216.0 0.1 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Hunter 061242 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) 62.0 0.0 1 0 30 1973 2004
NSW Hunter 061351 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) 280.0 0.1 2 0 24 1981 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - north 062005 CASSILIS POST OFFICE 395.0 0.1 1 0 9 1967 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - north 062009 CASSILIS (DALKEITH) 420.0 0.5 1 0 2 1965 1966
NSW Central Tablelands - north 062013 GULGONG POST OFFICE 475.0 0.1 2 0 34 1970 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - north 062021 MUDGEE (GEORGE STREET) 454.0 0.1 2 0 34 1962 1995
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063004 BATHURST GAOL 704.0 1.4 6 0 122 1858 1983
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063005 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 713.0 1.7 5 0 39 1966 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063010 BLAYNEY POST OFFICE 863.0 3.6 9 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063018 ORANGE (CANOBOLAS STATE FOREST) 987.0 3.2 7 0 6 1965 1970
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063019 CARCOAR 720.2 2.0 6 0 4 1965 1968
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063023 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 381.0 0.1 2 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063033 GURNANG STATE FOREST (OBERON YOUNG ADULT 1148.0 11.6 23 2 12 1964 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063036 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES) 730.0 0.9 3 0 12 1965 1976
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063039 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) 1030.0 4.8 13 0 37 1963 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063046 LIDSDALE STATE FOREST 975.0 4.2 10 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063053 MILLTHORPE (INALA) 960.0 5.4 15 0 28 1965 1993
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063056 MOUNT VICTORIA (MT VICTORIA (SELSDON STR 1064.0 7.2 20 0 26 1962 1987
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063058 MULLION CREEK (MULLION RANGE FOREST) 920.0 4.5 8 1 4 1965 1968
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063062 LITHGOW (NEWNES FOREST CENTRE) 1050.0 3.5 7 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063063 OBERON (BUCKLEY CRESCENT) 1085.0 6.2 15 0 23 1965 1988
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063065 ORANGE POST OFFICE 863.2 4.0 8 1 9 1957 1965
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063087 BLACK SPRINGS FORESTRY 1215.0 11.5 18 3 4 1965 1968
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063111 KIRKCONNELL PRISON CAMP 1067.0 8.2 16 1 8 1968 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063216 CARCOAR (ICELY STREET) 720.2 3.0 9 0 7 1969 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063224 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) 950.0 2.7 8 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063227 WENTWORTH FALLS COUNTRY CLUB 898.0 1.1 3 0 7 1967 1973
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063231 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON 948.0 6.5 15 0 37 1968 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063237 ORANGE TV CHANNEL CNB8 890.0 1.0 1 1 1 1968 1968
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063244 ORANGE (WOLAROI) 876.3 1.6 5 0 7 1969 1975
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063254 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 922.0 3.9 11 0 29 1976 2004
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063281 BLACKHEATH M.C.A. 1052.0 4.0 7 2 3 1981 1983
NSW Central Tablelands - south 063293 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) 1190.0 11.6 24 0 14 1991 2004
NSW Central Western Slopes - north 064008 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) 505.0 0.1 2 0 48 1957 2004
NSW Central Western Slopes - north 064025 COOLAH (BINNIA ST) 495.0 0.2 1 0 10 1966 1975
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065012 DUBBO (DARLING STREET) 260.0 0.0 1 0 43 1957 1999
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065016 FORBES (CAMP STREET) 240.0 0.0 1 0 125 1873 1998
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065023 MOLONG (YARNMARKET TERRACE) 540.0 0.6 2 0 19 1957 1975
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065026 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) 324.0 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065035 WELLINGTON RESEARCH CENTRE 390.0 0.1 2 0 39 1965 2004
NSW Central Western Slopes - south 065091 COWRA AIRPORT 300.0 0.1 1 0 36 1969 2004
NSW Sydney Metropolitan - east 066131 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY 40.0 0.0 1 0 23 1962 2004
NSW Sydney Metropolitan - east 066137 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS 6.5 0.0 1 0 25 1968 1992
NSW Sydney Metropolitan - west 067010 GLENORIE (OLD NORTHERN RD) 170.0 0.1 1 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Sydney Metropolitan - west 067019 PROSPECT DAM 61.0 0.0 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Illawarra 068034 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU 85.0 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
NSW Illawarra 068045 MOSS VALE (HOSKINS STREET) 675.0 0.7 2 0 14 1962 1975
NSW Illawarra 068102 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) 690.0 1.1 4 0 38 1965 2004
NSW South Coast 069010 BRAIDWOOD (WALLACE STREET) 643.0 0.3 1 0 11 1965 1975
NSW South Coast 069021 NALBAUGH STATE FOREST 675.0 5.4 12 0 13 1965 1977
NSW South Coast 069049 NERRIGA COMPOSITE 630.0 0.4 3 0 34 1971 2004
NSW South Coast 069055 GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE 20.0 0.1 1 0 27 1966 1992
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070005 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 705.0 3.4 9 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070014 CANBERRA AIRPORT 578.4 1.7 10 0 64 1939 2002
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070015 CANBERRA FORESTRY 581.0 1.8 10 0 24 1957 1980
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070025 CROOKWELL POST OFFICE 887.0 3.5 7 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070034 FROGMORE 500.0 0.9 4 0 22 1969 1990
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070037 GOULBURN 702.0 1.5 4 0 6 1962 1967
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070067 NIMMITABEL POST OFFICE 1075.0 8.0 20 2 11 1965 1975
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070080 TARALGA POST OFFICE 845.0 3.4 11 0 46 1957 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070090 BELCONNEN (HOLT (PINE RIDGE)) 605.0 0.2 1 0 5 1999 2003
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070091 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) 520.0 0.6 4 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070172 GUDGENBY 975.4 8.1 22 0 22 1967 1988
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070206 ORRORAL VALLEY (STADAN) 924.8 6.4 14 1 18 1968 1985
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070210 GOULBURN AERO CLUB 641.0 1.0 3 0 5 1967 1971
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070241 HONEYSUCKLE CREEK 1116.0 14.4 37 3 14 1967 1981
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070260 URIARRA FOREST 2 625.0 2.7 6 0 3 1971 1973
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070263 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) 650.0 1.0 4 0 32 1971 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070278 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE 778.0 3.7 14 0 32 1973 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070282 CANBERRA CITY 564.0 1.0 3 0 15 1974 1988
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070285 GOULBURN ST JOHNS 686.0 0.5 1 0 4 1975 1978
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070310 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE 700.0 4.5 10 0 20 1982 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070312 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK (GLENDALE CROSSING 890.0 1.9 5 0 9 1983 1992
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070313 TARAGO (WOODLAWN MINES) 795.0 1.0 2 0 4 1984 1988
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070316 BENDORA DAM 815.0 1.6 3 0 5 1984 1990
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070317 CORIN DAM 962.0 5.5 12 0 8 1986 1993
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070322 CORIN FOREST REC FACILITY 1200.0 11.0 11 11 1 1987 1987
NSW Southern Tablelands - Glburn/Monaro 070326 CRAIGIE (BONDI FOREST LODGE) 790.0 3.7 9 0 6 1965 1970
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071003 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) 1755.0 55.7 92 0 21 1967 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071010 KIANDRA CHALET 1395.0 47.5 104 5 11 1963 1974
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071029 SPENCERS CREEK 1767.8 86.7 128 1 6 1962 1967
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071030 CABRAMURRA SMHEA 1463.0 33.2 54 13 5 1965 1969
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071031 ISLAND BEND 1275.0 36.7 47 31 3 1965 1967
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071032 THREDBO AWS 1957.0 56.9 119 4 31 1966 1996
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071034 GUTHEGA POWER STATION 1340.0 17.0 17 17 1 1968 1968
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071041 THREDBO VILLAGE 1380.0 34.9 75 4 36 1969 2004
NSW Southern Tablelands - Snowy Mtns 071072 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE 1735.0 60.2 86 3 29 1976 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072000 ADELONG (GUNDAGAI ST) 343.0 0.1 1 0 28 1965 1994
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072009 BROOKFIELD FOREST STATION 457.2 1.0 3 0 4 1965 1968
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072013 CARABOST FOREST HEADQUARTERS 580.0 1.2 4 0 6 1965 1970
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072014 CARABOST STATE FOREST 2 420.0 0.8 2 0 4 1965 1968
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072023 HUME RESERVOIR 184.0 0.1 2 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072035 MURRAGULDRIE STATE FOREST 1 492.9 1.2 3 0 6 1965 1970
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072043 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE 645.0 1.8 6 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072046 TUMUT PLAINS (HOMESDALE) 305.0 0.9 3 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072052 RED HILL STATE FOREST 640.1 1.8 4 0 6 1965 1970
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072060 KHANCOBAN SMHEA 337.0 0.4 3 0 33 1962 1994
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072090 LAUREL HILL PRISON CAMP 1005.8 6.7 11 2 7 1969 1975
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072091 CABRAMURRA SMHEA 1475.0 53.2 80 4 38 1962 1999
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072146 ALBURY AIRPORT 165.0 0.0 1 0 22 1983 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072150 WAGGA WAGGA AMO 212.0 0.2 2 0 51 1943 2000
NSW Southwest Slopes - south 072151 WAGGA WAGGA (KOORINGAL) 240.0 0.1 1 0 80 1871 1950
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073007 BURRINJUCK DAM 390.0 0.3 2 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073009 COOTAMUNDRA POST OFFICE 318.0 0.2 2 0 39 1957 1995
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073014 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) 410.0 0.1 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073016 HARDEN (BUNDARBO ST) 431.0 0.2 1 0 14 1967 1980
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073019 JUNEE TREATMENT WORKS 280.0 0.1 1 0 11 1965 1975
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073038 TEMORA A.R.S. 270.0 0.1 2 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073054 WYALONG POST OFFICE 245.0 0.0 1 0 40 1965 2004
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073056 YOUNG POST OFFICE 440.0 0.1 1 0 25 1965 1991
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073108 GUNDAGAI SHIRE OFFICE 215.8 0.6 2 0 5 1967 1971
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073118 COOTAMUNDRA AERO 337.7 0.5 1 0 4 1940 1943
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073127 WAGGA WAGGA AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 219.2 0.1 1 0 47 1913 1975
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073128 GUNDAGAI RIDGE STREET 232.0 0.1 1 0 20 1976 1995
NSW Southwest Slopes - north 073141 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) 250.0 0.2 1 0 10 1995 2004
NSW Riverina - east 074114 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE 222.0 0.1 1 0 54 1948 2003
NSW Riverina - east 074212 URANQUINTY AERO 217.0 0.2 1 0 4 1942 1945