BurbleChaz

Thu Nov 02 23:40:37 2006

Snow!

In November!

We woke today to the unfamiliar sight of grey skies and continuous gentle rain. In the UK, people would have been downcast and grumpy. Here, people were confused. Victoria is suffering from a record-breaking drought, so most people are happy to see some rain, right up to the point you drag your muddy footprints onto their freshly cleaned carpets.

Just after lunch, I was sitting at my desk when the sky got darker. I looked out of the window to see snow falling. 'Bullshit', said my colleagues. 'No, really', I said. As more people looked out of the window, the language became more, umm, direct. I wish I'd phrased it differently. 'Bet you a hundred bucks it's snowing'. It's all about presentation.

It was snow. It made the local news. It was caused by an astonishingly deep cold front moving across Melbourne. The showers were vicious, but very localised. I took some pictures from the office.

Dark Clouds Dark Skies
Rain Squall Check the precipitation
It went from grey to snowing to bright sunshine in four minutes. Welcome to Melbourne.

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