1938: Heavy Snow for Greymouth

July 29, 2022

By AHNZ

Today in history, 29 July, 1938, heavy snow fell in Greymouth. A rare event. No snow had even been seen for the past 7 years.

“For the first time for seven years snow fell in Greymouth to-day, when weather suggestive of a blizzard was experienced right down to the sea coast. Mild temperatures were experienced yesterduy, but during the night a strong easterly wind brought a rapid change, with the whole of the South Island in the grip of a sub-antarctic storm.” – Auckland Star, Papers Past

In the following video I’ve rescued we see the bridges either side of Dixon Park and its rotunda, the Shell petrol station, a train passing through, a gasometer (presumed,) and a family playing in the snow (probably the creator.)

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Ref. Created by Len Schaef. Dubbed by unknown c.1980s, conserved by B. McDonagh. Digitised by AHNZ (2022)

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