Annual snow days sorted by rainfall district -- WA, NT, SA, QLD
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 in metres 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
WA Kimberley - east 002056 KUNUNURRA AERO 44.0 0.1 1 0 13 1990 2003
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009034 PERTH REGIONAL OFFICE 19.0 0.0 1 0 51 1942 1992
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009111 KARNET 286.0 0.0 1 0 36 1965 2004
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009500 ALBANY 3.0 0.0 1 0 61 1907 2004
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009510 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON 149.9 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009581 MOUNT BARKER 300.0 0.0 1 0 36 1957 2004
WA Lower West, Southwest & South Coast 009778 MARGARET RIVER CALM 88.4 0.3 2 0 7 1995 2001
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010579 KATANNING COMPARISON 310.0 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010582 KOJONUP 305.0 0.1 2 0 29 1967 1997
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010592 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON 286.0 0.0 1 0 41 1964 2004
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010622 ONGERUP 286.0 0.1 1 0 39 1966 2004
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010633 RAVENSTHORPE 232.0 0.0 1 0 43 1962 2004
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010647 WAGIN 256.0 0.1 1 0 34 1970 2004
WA Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt 010648 WANDERING COMPARISON 280.0 0.0 1 0 102 1901 2003
NT Northern Rivers 014042 OENPELLI 6.7 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
NT Northern Rivers 014612 LARRIMAH 180.0 0.0 1 0 40 1965 2004
NT Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs 015502 ALI CURUNG 375.0 0.1 1 0 16 1989 2004
NT Northern Plateau--Barkly/Alice Spgs 015540 ALICE SPRINGS POST OFFICE 548.0 0.0 1 0 76 1878 1953
SA Northwest Pastoral 016001 WOOMERA AERODROME 166.6 0.0 1 0 54 1949 2002
SA Western Agricultural 018044 KYANCUTTA 57.0 0.0 1 0 75 1930 2004
SA Northern Agricultural - Upper North 019062 YONGALA 515.0 0.5 2 0 48 1957 2004
SA Northern Agricultural - Lower North 021008 BUNDALEER FOREST RESERVE 458.0 0.3 1 0 21 1968 1988
SA Northern Agricultural - Lower North 021014 CLARE POST OFFICE 385.0 0.1 1 0 38 1957 1994
SA Northern Agricultural - Lower North 021046 SNOWTOWN 103.0 0.0 1 0 94 1908 2001
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023321 NURIOOTPA COMPARISON 274.0 0.0 1 0 43 1957 1999
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023733 MOUNT BARKER 360.0 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023745 STIRLING 496.2 0.4 2 0 8 1957 1964
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023763 MOUNT CRAWFORD FOREST HEADQUATERS 395.0 0.0 1 0 29 1967 1995
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023785 STIRLING POST OFFICE 496.0 0.3 1 0 22 1964 1985
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023801 LENSWOOD RESEARCH CENTRE 480.0 0.1 1 0 33 1967 1999
SA Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges 023826 KERSBROOK FOREST RSVE 340.0 0.1 1 0 11 1973 1983
SA Murray Valley 024016 RENMARK 20.0 0.0 1 0 46 1957 2002
SA Murray Valley 024041 WAIKERIE (GOLDEN HEIGHTS) 65.0 0.0 1 0 23 1968 1990
SA Murray Valley 024511 EUDUNDA 415.0 0.2 2 0 40 1965 2004
SA Lower Southeast 026020 MOUNT GAMBIER POST OFFICE 65.0 0.0 1 0 45 1908 1952
SA Lower Southeast 026021 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 63.0 0.0 1 0 52 1951 2002
SA Lower Southeast 026082 STRUAN 65.0 0.0 1 0 26 1974 1999
QLD Gulf Country 029012 CROYDON TOWNSHIP 116.3 0.0 1 0 43 1962 2004
QLD Upper Carpentaria 030024 HUGHENDEN POST OFFICE 324.0 0.0 1 0 37 1965 2001
QLD North Coast - Herbert 032061 BOTTOM OF PIN GIN HILL 40.0 0.1 1 0 18 1965 1982
QLD Central Coast - east 033001 BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL 10.7 0.0 1 0 92 1892 1985
QLD Central Coast - east 033047 TE KOWAI EXP STN 13.7 0.0 3 0 97 1908 2004
QLD Channel Country 038026 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT 46.6 1.0 1 1 1 2004 2004
QLD South Coast - Curtis 039015 BUNDABERG POST OFFICE 14.0 0.0 1 0 99 1892 1990
QLD South Coast - Moreton 040308 MT GLORIOUS FAHEY RD 625.0 0.0 1 0 23 1970 1992
QLD Darling Downs - east 041011 CAMBOOYA POST OFFICE 467.0 0.0 1 0 27 1965 1992
QLD Darling Downs - east 041023 DALBY POST OFFICE 343.8 0.0 1 0 98 1893 1991
QLD Darling Downs - east 041044 HERMITAGE 475.4 0.0 1 0 36 1965 2000
QLD Darling Downs - east 041056 KILLARNEY POST OFFICE 513.6 0.1 1 0 28 1965 1992
QLD Darling Downs - east 041095 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE 792.1 0.2 2 0 43 1957 1999
QLD Darling Downs - east 041100 TEXAS POST OFFICE 284.4 0.0 1 0 35 1969 2004
QLD Darling Downs - east 041103 TOOWOOMBA 674.9 0.0 1 0 42 1957 1998
QLD Darling Downs - east 041116 WALLANGARRA POST OFFICE 877.1 0.2 2 0 24 1968 1992
QLD Darling Downs - east 041175 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) 871.6 0.3 2 0 29 1966 1994
QLD Darling Downs - east 041176 WARWICK DRAGON ST 477.1 0.0 1 0 28 1967 1994
QLD Maranoa 043030 ROMA POST OFFICE 299.4 0.0 1 0 36 1957 1992
QLD Warrego 044022 CHARLEVILLE POST OFFICE 293.5 0.0 1 0 65 1889 1953
QLD Warrego 044026 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE 188.7 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
QLD Far Southwest 045015 QUILPIE AIRPORT 199.6 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004
QLD Far Southwest 045017 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE 128.7 0.0 1 0 48 1957 2004