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SNOW BY COUNTRY

Notes regarding places where snow is rare are mentioned alongside dates of those rare occurrences.

1-COUNTRIES WHERE SNOW FALLS AT OR BELOW 1000 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL

EUROPE

 * Albania,Andorra,Austria,Belarus,Belgium,Bosnia-Herzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia


 * Czech Republic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany


 * Gibraltar (United Kingdom} Snowflakes were reported in February 1954 and February 1935 although without accumulation.

Some rare snowfalls were recorded before 1850 during the little ice age, the latest ones were in 1697,1779 and 1844.


 * Greece  Snow with accumulation is rare in southern Crete at sea level and very rare at Rhodes Island (1950,1987).

Snow in extremely rare in Gavdos Island being recorded in 1942 and briefly in 2004 and in Kastelorizo Island where snow accumulation is almost unknown.


 * Hungary,Iceland


 * Ireland Snow with accumulation is surprisingly rare for its latitude at Valentia, having recorded light snow accumulation after 1987 only in January 1991 and December 2010.


 * Italy  Snow is very rare in Lampedusa Island (February 1942 with accumulation and February 1956 without accumulation) and some parts of the Sicilian eastern coast:Porto Palo saw snow with accumulation in January 1905 and on 1 January 2015, two hours into the new year,while Gela was skipped by the snow in the past event. The lowest parts of Catania downtown saw snow with accumulation in 1895,1905 and 1988.

Snow fell with accumulation in  Pantelleria island in 1905,1956 and 1981 and traces in 1949,1962,1999 and 2014.


 * Latvia,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg


 * Malta   Snow was reported in Malta in few occasions: in the inland parts in January 1858 (accumulation) and March 1877 (no accumulation),also on the coast few flakes in February 1895 and January 1905. Snow was recorded and accumulated in the inland parts in March 1949 and on 1 February 1962 when flakes were also reported on the coast. No snow accumulation on the coast was recorded at least since 1800.


 * Moldova,Montenegro,Netherlands,Norway,Poland


 * Portugal   Snow is extremely rare in the Algarve,being recorded only in February 1954 in some parts at least in the past 250 years. Snow was also recorded at Sines in 1954 and few flakes in 2006,

Snow was recorded in Lisbon in 1933,1944,and 1954,and a flurry in January 2006.

In the little ice age snow was more common having been recorded in 1740,1744, on 19 February 1782 and in 1806,1811,1814,1815,1829 and 1836. Cascais and Estoril saw snow in 1954.

Snow with accumulation was recorded at Setubal in january 1950 and without accumulation in january 2006, Figueira da Foz in 1960 and 2006 and at Cabo Carvoeiro in December 1944 and few flakes in January 2006.

Snow is said to have fallen at the Porto Santo Island (Madeira) on 4 February 1860,although it was likely small hail. Snow is completely unheard below 500m asl in the Azores and below 800m in Madeira.


 * Republic of Macedonia,Romania,Russia,San Marino,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia


 * Spain  Snow is very rare on the coast of

Andalucia,Cadiz saw snow with no countable accumulation in 1935 and few flakes in 1954,its latest accumulations might have been in December 1774 or December 1844 (this case is not clear if produced accumulation), Alicante saw its biggest snowfall in December 1572 than in January 1624 and in modern times in january 1885,december 1926 being the only modern case with accumulation on the lowest parts,december 1933 and january 1945, Almeria in january 1870,march 1883,february 1888,december 1926,december 1933 and february 1935 these 2 cases the only ones with accumulation,Malaga got snow with accumulation in 1819,1891,1926 and 1954,Huelva in 1881 and 1954,Melilla in 1907,1954 and 2005,Tarifa in December 1844 and March 1993 with accumulation and only mixed with rain at Ceuta on March 1st 1993.During the little ice age,snowfalls with accumulation were recorded in Ceuta occurred in 1450 and in January 1698 (some sources give the date as 1697) and another snowfall was recorded in December 1844. In the Canary Islands in rare occasions snow has been reported around 1000m at Gran Canaria.


 * Sweden,Switzerland,Ukraine,United Kingdom

ASIA

 * Afghanistan  Snow with accumulation is rare at Kandahar and Zaranj but it might occur, accumulations are very rare at Jalalabad and the extreme south of the country.


 * Armenia,Azerbaijan


 * China Snow covered the tropical city of Nanning in 1615 and 1684 and Guangzhou in 1789,8 February 1836,1843,1861 and January 1893 (when it also snowed at Xiamen). Moderate snowfalls were last recorded in 1929 and 2016.Also,in 1684  the strongest cold tropical wave ever happened in the world since the end of ice age brought snow as south as the Hainan island, covering it "to the bottom". Snow covered Mengzi in December 1975 and January 2016.

Shantou and Huilai were covered by snow for the first and last time in 1636, while in 1619 snow reached as far south as Yangchun.

Snow is unheard at lower elevation of Yunnan below 1000m.


 * Cyprus  Snow totally covered the whole country between February 6th and the 7th 1950.Snow was also reported at sea level in February 1920,accumulating in the northern and eastern coast (Famagusta,Kyrenia and Larnaca).Previous historical snowfalls were at the begin of April 1779 when 10cm of snow covered the whole island and in January 1858.


 * Georgia


 * Hong Kong  snowflakes were reported in few occasions on

the Victoria Peak and even in lower parts of New

Territories ,mostly during February 1836,January 1893 and few flakes

on 2 February 1967, 13 December 1967, 29 January 1971,14 December 1975 and in January 2016. Snow is unheard in the Hong Kong Island.


 * India In India, snow falls only in elevated regions above

1000 m. States which have elevated

regions that receive snowfall are: Jammu and

Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,

West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh,

Nagaland,Manipur and Punjab. Snow might also fall sporadically on top elevations of Assam,Hiryana,Meghalaya and Rajastan.

No place in India which lies south of the Tropic of Cancer receives snow.

However, in rare occasions snowflakes were reported in regions below 1000m: Dehra Dun at 682m has recorded snow on the ground in February 1814 and in February 1906,plus some sleet showers in January 1905 and snow again in January 1944. Snowflakes were also recorded in the highest parts of the city in January 1981.Pathankot in Punjab recorded snowfalls in January 1964 and January 2012,when snow also covered many other regions in Himachal like Kangra, Panchrukhi, Maranda, Gojar, Chari for the first time since January 1964 and in the surroundings of Hoshiapur and Chandigarh.


 * Iran  snow was recorded at Ahwaz in January 1964.Rare snow also might occur at Zabol.Snow is unheard in the southern coast. An historical snowfall in November 1007 covered Abadan.


 * Iraq  snow has covered the northern Iraq in rare occasions.

In Baghdad some flurries occur sometimes: historical snowfalls were recorded in ancient times like in January 904, December 908 ,January 920,January 926,November 1007,in 1064 (with the Tigris frozen) ,in 1268 ,in early April 1779 (when a foot of snow is said to have covered the city),january 1834 and december 1860. Snow covered the city last time in 1909 and on January 11th 2008 first snowflakes (without accumulation) were reported in 99 years.

The most famous wintry event was in January  926 when snow in Baghdad was followed by heavy frost which killed most of the date palms, fig and citrus trees.Banks of Tigris iced up at Baghdad and most of the Euphrates froze at Anbar.

At Mosul The Tigris froze completely allowing pack animals to cross it.

Another famous event was in November 1007 when heavy snow fell in Baghdad up to 30cm and it lasted 2 weeks on the ground,snow fell also north of Basra.

In the wintry event of April 1779 snow also fell in Basra, the only time in at least 1000 years.


 * Israel  Snow has been reported below 1000m in

several occasions (at Jerusalem it can snow few a times a year), and snow covered almost the whole

country in February 1950 with 10cm at Tel Aviv,its only case of snow accumulation, the former port of Jaffa (Yafo) had received a snowfall on 24 January 1825.


 * Japan  Snow with accumulation is rare in Myazaki area and exceptionally

rare in Tanegashima Island where only traces have been recorded. Scattered flakes were also seen at Naze in February 1901 and January 2016.

In January 2016 sleet was recorded for the first time at Nago in the Okinawa Island.


 * Jordan Snow fell below sea level in February 1950. Snow in unheard in Aqaba.


 * Kazakhstan


 * Kyrgyzstan


 * Lebanon  Snow last covered Beirut in 1853,1920,1942 and 1950.

and other snowfalls at sea level in the North were reported in occasions.


 * Macau Snow fell in January 1893 with accumulation on the hills. Snow mixed with rain was reported in January 2016.


 * Pakistan Snow was recorded at Peshawar in 1929 and at Rawalpindi in 1929 and 1964. Occasional few flakes were recorded at Islamabad in 1964 and 2003.Snow was said to have been recorded in the Multan area in 1055 and 1645.Snow is unheard in most of the lowest parts.Snow was recorded in 1964 also at Wah cantt, Hassanabdal  and Taxila


 * Mongolia,North Korea,Russia


 * Saudi Arabia  Snow was reported in rare occasions below 1000 meters, including in Riyadh in January 1942 and January 1973 briefly covering the city gardens in some parts of the city.Snow is unheard in most of the country.


 * South Korea


 * Syria  Snow has covered Damascus several times,so well below 1000m. The whole country has experienced at least one snowfall. Snow is very rare in Latakia (February 1920 and january 1973 the only events in the XX century).


 * Taiwan Snow occurs at high elevations. Few exceptions occurred: in January 1893 with snowflakes seen near sea level and covering villages at middle elevation,including the hills around Taipei. In 1816 freezing rain was reported.

In December 1975 and January 2016 was covered the hills at 400-500m in the north, including Taipei's.


 * Tajikistan


 * Turkey Snow on the southern and southeastern coast very rare or extremely rare.Adana saw snow with accumulation in January  1972,Marmaris in February 1927 and March 1987,Anamur and Mersin (Icel) in February 1983.In January 1993 saw fell on the coast in Dalaman,Fethiye,Kas,Demre,Finike and Antalya. Antalya has previously seen snow on the ground in February 1927, the others hadn't seen snow since the end of the little ice age. Snow accumulation is almost unknown in the areas between Alanya and Gazipasa,and between Karatas,Iskenderun,Osmaniye and Samandag.


 * Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan

AFRICA

 * Algeria  Snow covered most of the coast in few

occasions. Snow was reported in the Sahara in few occasions: in February 1979 at Ghardaia,in January 1935, at El Golea in 1906,at Ouargla in February 1907, at Guerara in February 1954 and snow mixed with sleet at Biskra oasis in February 1844.Snowflakes were also seen at Djanet in january 1993.

Algiers saw its biggest snowfalls in 1891,1905,1935,1957 and 2005.

Snow is unheard in huge parts of the desert at lower elevation.


 * Egypt  In February 1950 snow was reported at sea level and covering most the Nile Delta and even close to Cairo.  At Alexandria few snowflakes were experienced during a hailstorm in that occasion and previously in February 1833 (when also snow fell at Atfeh and Rashid),January 1858,February 1929 and February 1950.Snowflakes were also recorded at El Arish in February 1920 and at Sallum in February 1934. Cairo supposedly experienced its last snowfalls on 10 January 1639 and 10 January 1855, although these episodes might have been soft hail as the bogus and false reports of snow in December 2013. However, snow falls regularly on the South Mountainous Region of Sinai, such as the city of Saint Katherine.

Snow is unheard in most of the country.


 * Libya  Snow was recorded at Tripoli in 1792,1826 (these two cases with accumulation),1908,1913 (these two cases without accumulation),1915 (with accumulation),1956 (traces) and in some parts of the city mixed with small hail in February 2012. In some occasions in the desert areas (Ghadames), although always only for a few hours. An exceptional snowfall was recorded in the desert and covered Ghadames in january 1850.Few flakes were also recorded there in February 1979.Snow was recorded at Bani Walid in 1824.

Snow was recorded at Al Bayda in february 1934 and january 1968, at Nalut in March 1949,February 1979 and December 1980, at Yefren in March 1949,February 1956,February 1979,February 1999 and February 2012.Gharyan also experienced its last snowfalls in 1979 and 2012.

Snow is unheard almost everywhere at lower elavations and at medium elevations in the South.


 * Morocco Snow was seen at sea level in few occasions like in 1885, 1891, 1907, 1926, 1935, 1954, 1957, 1993 and 2005. Tangier itself has experienced few snow showers without accumulation during 1800s ,specially in 1885.Last confirmed snow with accumulation was likely in 1450. Marrakech also experienced a light snowfall without accumulation in February 1954, for the first time in about a century. Snow was recorded at Sidi Kacem in december 1926,Marchand in December 1917 and Teflet in January 1914,Rabat experienced few scattered snowflakes in December 1917 and in January 1925

Snow is unheard in the Atlantic coast and in most of the South at low elevation.


 * South Africa Pretoria recorded snow in September 1959 and June 1968 with accumulation in the highest parts and few flakes in 2012, a big snowfall was recorded at Kimberly in June 1876,1913,1989 and again in September 1913.

Snow was recorded at Grahamstown in May 1829,June 1845 and June 1976, in Burgersdorp in September 1853.

In August 1906 an unprecedented snow was recorded in Worcester, Touws River and Langkloof. Snow was recorded at George in August 1906,July 1929 and August 1972.Snow covered Ceres in 2010.

Snow was recorded at Ladysmith in September 1921 and July 1988,at Klerksdorp in July 1926,at Polokwane and Pietersburg in September 1936, at Springbok in 1927 and 1953, at Jansenville in 1886 and 1968. Snow fell in Zululand in August 1972. In August 1973 snow fell at Bedford, Adelaide and Seymour. In August 1981 snow fell at Pofadder, Upington, Kenhardt, Keimoes and Kanoneiland.


 * Tunisia Snow has been reported in few occasions at Tunis and Bizerte in 1854,1891,1895,1905,1923,1935,1945,1956 and 1981.

Snow accumulation in the capital Tunis was only reported in February 1854,January 1891 and traces in February 1956.

in January 1905 snow was reported in the Matmata plateau ,in the region of Chott El Djerid and at Medenine.

Snow was recorded at Sousse and Monastir in February 1854 and January 1891 and at Sfax last time in February 1854.

Snow is unheard at lower elevations in the extreme south of the desert,in the island of Djerba and in the eastern coast.

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

 * Canada is usually completely covered in winter,

except for the more temperate area around Vancouver,

British Columbia, and occasionally southern

Alberta or far southern Ontario.


 * United States of America

Snow has covered all US states at sea level at least

once, except for Hawaii, Florida and California.

Florida has experienced flakes as far south as Homestead in January 1977 and as south as Fort Myers in 1899,but accumulation occurred only in the continental part or the State and the zone around Tampa.

In 1774,most of Florida was covered by snow, except for the keys and the southern parts.

Florida Atlantic coast snow accumulation occurred in Saint Augustin in February 1951 and in Fernandina Beach in February 1899.

Snow was recorded in Los Angeles in 1882,1922, 1932 (the only case with accumulation) and 1949, Santa Barbara in 1872,1939 and 1949 (last one with some accumulation), Santa Monica and Malibu in 1932 (in Santa Monica even with little accumulation),Santa Maria 1882 and 1949 (with traces of accumulation),Monterey in 1932,1937 (with accumulation) and 1962, San Diego 1849,1882,1949 and 1967 (all cases without accumulation except some traces in 1949), Phoenix 1933 and 1937 (with accumulation), Yuma December 1932 (only case in history with accumulation),1937 and 1967,in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach in 1949 with accumulation,in Oceanside in 1967 (with traces of accumulation), Palm Springs in 1930,in Fresno in 1912,1930 and 1962, Brownsville 1835,1847,1850,1852,1866,1881,1886,1895 and 2004. Snow was also recorded in the Channel Islands (California) in January 1949, with even widespread accumulation in some of them. Snow with brief accumulation was recorded at Greenland Ranch in the Death Valley in january 1922 and in some parts of Salton depression in December 1932.

In Needles,Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City snow with accumulation was recorded in January 1949 and in January 2015.

Snow is totally unheard in the extreme south of Florida,in Imperial Beach, San Clemente Island,in the Farallon Islands and in some areas near the Salton depression like Mecca and Ocotillo Wells.

Note: In November 1929 snowflakes were recorded in southern Texas with 15.5C, the highest temperature at which snowflakes have been officially recorded.


 * Mexico - Snow is common at medium-high elevations in northern states such as

Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon also around the capital city in the mountains

and volcanoes. It snows sometimes near sea level in the northern part of Tamaulipas during the winter

months, the most recent snowfall happened on Christmas Day, 2004 (in the border cities of Nuevo Laredo,

Tamaulipas Mexico and Laredo, Texas United States).

Snow was also recorded at Mexico City in february 1881,march 1891,march 1892,january 1906,december 1907,january 1920,March 1940 and January 1967, Guadalajara and Leon in february 1881 (with accumulation) and december 1997 (no accumulation),Zamora de Hidalgo in February 1881 and slightly in January 1967,Queretaro in february 1881,february 1886,March 1914 and slightly in january 1967 and in 1978, Ciudad Victoria in 1881,1895,1899,1925,1960,1967,1997, Mexicali in December 1932,Aguascalientes in 1881,1967,1997,Tecate in 1967 and 2008,flakes were reported at Tijuana in December 1967, snow covered Matamoros in january 1847,december 1850,January 1852 (jan 14th), February 1895 (feb 14th) and December 2004 with flakes seen as far south as Tampico in 1852 and 1895.

Guanajuato,Morelia (also saw light snow in 1919),Puebla (flakes also in 1967),Oaxaca (snow also reported nearby in 1843),Ixtlan del Rio,San Cristobal de Las Casas and the Tepic's hills also seen snow for their unique time in history in february 1881. Besides 1881,the highest elevations of Chiapas also experienced snow in  1967.Pachuca de Soto saw heavy snowfalls in February 1881,February 1890 and February 1895.

An exceptional snowfall on 11-13 February 1899 reached some beaches in Veracruz State and covered hills and Pachuca mountains.

Snow is unheard at lower elevations of most of the country, snow line increasing at lower latitude.


 * Bermuda* Snowflakes were reported in March 1784 and possibly in January 1874 in the Prospect Hill.


 * Bahamas  Snowflakes were recorded at Freeport in January 1977. That episode is unique in the know history of Bahamas.


 * Cuba* Snow was once recorded below 1000m: it was in the  Santa Clara highlands the night between 24th and 25th December 1856.Snow was also reported in january 1852 on Pan de Guajaibón, at just 650m asl near Pinar del Rio, but this case is disputed since it could have been hail. Snow covered the Pico Turquino (2000m) in  1864 and in February 1900.In modern times only few flakes mixed with rain have been observed in occasions on the top of Turquino Peak.

SOUTH AMERICA

 * Argentina  Snow at sea level is common in the south, rare in the center and almost unheard of at low elevations in the far north.

In northern areas (besides the Andes where snow occurs more frequently): Snow occurs sporadically on low hills in the province of Misiones. In June 1918 snow without accumulation was recorded at Monte Caseros and Paso de los Libres.In August 1965 snow with accumulation was recorded at Obera' and Cerro Azul. Iguazu' itself experienced snowflakes mixed with rain in 1965 and 1975. No snow but only sleet was recorded at Santiago del Estero capital.

Buenos Aires has recorded snowfalls in 1713,1750,1756 (accumulation),1853 (no accumulation),1912 (no accumulation),1918 (accumulation),1928 (no accumulation) and 2007 (accumulation), Rosario in 1918 and 1973, in the Santa Fe province it snowed in 1922 and 2011 (in the town of Ceres that of 2011 it was the first recorded snow), most low-lying areas in Cordoba recorded snow in 2007, as well as during the 1960s and 70s, Santa Fe and Parana in 1912,Gualeguaychú in 1918 and 1962, Tucuman in 1920, at San Salvador de Jujuy in 1920 (with accumulation),1955,1984, 2010 (with traces of accumulation), 2013 (accumulation).


 * Chile Santiago sees common snowfalls in the highest parts but rarely in its lowest parts, like the major events in 1916,1920,1955,1967 and 2007.Minor events which also affected the lowest parts of the capital were in 1972 and 1999. Some hill parts of Valparaiso experienced a brief snowfall in 2007, for the first time in its history.

Very light snow was also recorded at Los Angeles de Biobio in 1955 and 2007 (first accumulation in history),in Concepcion (without accumulation) in 1947 and 1955,at Temuco in 1973,1979 and 1995 (a case with accumulation),at Chillan in 1973 and 1979,in Osorno and Quellon in 1974 (no accumulation),in Chaiten in 1980,in Valdivia in 1912,1977,1992 and 1995,in Talca,Linares,Curico' and Rancagua in 1955 and 2007.Puerto Montt sometimes sees sleet at sea level and flurries in its highest parts, last snow accumulation at sea level was on 30 June 1912. Snow mixed with rain was seen in rare occasions in Ancud. Snow in unheard at lower elevations in central and northern parts of the country.


 * Brazil - Snowfall in Brazil is rare, most recorded cases in the Southern region.  Below 1000m it

has been registered in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul,

with snowfalls almost every year.

Greatest snowfall events were in 1814,than in August 1858,August 1870,August 1879,August 1885,July 1918,July 1928,June/July 1942, than in the years 1957,1965 and 1975.

Very brief snow events also have occurred in Porto Alegre in 1879 (with accumulation), 1910 and 1984 (no accumulation);  Curitiba in 1912,1928,1942 and 1975,in Ijui' in August 1965, in the Capivari Ridge in July 1858 and in 1942,

Foz de Iguacu in July 1975 (no accumulation) and Pelotas in August 1885 (accumulation) and July 1984 (no accumulation).Rio Grande experienced its only snowfall in August 1885, the only case when snow reached the oceanic coast of the country. Uruguaiana experienced snow without accumulation in June 1918. Ouro Preto also supposedly recorded snow in June 1843,but it might have been a hailstorm. In the same way, in Săo Paulo the claimed snow in 1918 was indeed freezing fog. Pico da Bandeira received last snow accumulation in June 1911 and flakes in 1913.

Snow in unheard in most of the country.

In São Paulo state, there are reports of snow in the interior in June 1918. There are also several reports in the interior in the 19th century. Botucatu and Bofete reported snow in July 1975.


 * Paraguay - Snow is almost unheard in the past 200 years.Scattered snowflakes were reported  at Encarnacion in July 1975 and in its surrounding in 1965 and 1973. Scattered flakes were also spotted at Pilar.

Last time snowflakes were seen at Asuncion was in june 1751.


 * Uruguay -Rarely snowfalls had accumulation like in 1960 in Nico Perez and Battle y Ordoñez towns,1962 in Sarandi del Yi town, Nueva Palmira and on the beach of Agraciada. Snowflakes were also seen at the north-center zone and the south ocean coast like in august 1991 at Rocha,Minas and the town of Cerro Colorado.

Flurries at Montevideo town were recorded in 1850,1853,1917 and 1930 without any record of snow on the ground.

In July 2007 it snowed for half an hour in Nueva Palmira, and there were few flakes falling in Trarariras and other nearby towns.

Nevertheless, the greatest snowfall in the history of the country was in June 1918 when most of the country was affected by huge snowfalls for the first and last time in history like in the towns of Paysandu' and Tacuarembo (10cm),Salto (2cm) ,Fraile Muerto,Piedras Coloradas ,Rio Branco.Snow with accumulation was recorded also on the coast at Coronilla (7cm). In the hills snow accumulated as much as 40cm. Snow mixed with rain was recorded at Artigas and Rivera. Two weeks later in July 1918, it also snowed at Pan de Azucar. The capital Montevideo was skipped. Nearby town of Minas instead saw snow in 1870.

Other old snow events in the country were in 1817,1870 and 1893.

OCEANIA

 * New Zealand  Snow covered large parts of New Zealand in 1939, although Auckland and Wellington city

centers were sparred by accumulation,which has never occurred there since the European settlement.

Scattered snowflakes were seen in Wellington in 1886,1887,1895,1901,1918,1937,1939,1976 (accumulation started at 100m asl),1995 and 2011. Besides the 27 July 1939 event,Auckland also reported flurries in its hills in 1976 and 2011.

In Canterbury (northeastern coast of the South island) snow fell and mostly settled in July 1867.

Castlepoint and Gisborne saw snow with accumulation once in July 1939,Wanganui in 1974 and 2011,New Plymouth in 1939 with accumulation and in 2011 without accumulation. Nelson only saw flakes without accumulation in rare occasions like in 1939.

The western coast sees virtual no snow accumulation at sea level even in the South Island from Westport to Hokitika, with mainly brief flurries of sleet ,the main snow events were in 1872,1910,1931,1961 and 2011.In the 1872 event, snow fell at Pakawau Beach too. Snow was reported on the Tangihua Range in Northland in 1868,1904,1939,1976 and 2011.

Chatam Island also experiences very rare snowfalls.

Snow in unheard in the northwestern coast and at lower elevations in the north of Northern Island.


 * Australia

Snow has covered sea-level Australia only in few parts Tasmania since the european settlement.

Hobart has experienced last major snowfalls with accumulation in 1882,1888,1894,1921,1951 and 1986, but some coastal parts of Tasmania have never experienced any snow accumulation (Ulverstone,Devonport to the east and low level Flinder and King Islands),despite falling flakes have been reported anywhere in the State. Launceston saw a thin layer of snow accumulation in 1882 and 1951,Burnie in 1951,Wynyard in August 1933, in Smithton in August 1943 (when Stanley also experienced falling flakes with traces of accumulation).

In the rest of Australia it snowed without sticking to the ground in Melbourne in 1882,1951 and 1986,few flakes at Esperance in 1976 and at Albany in 1910. In Western Australia, snow occasionally falls in the South West and Great

Southern region, most notably in July 1956 when the Perth Hills received snowfall. An anecdotal

report claims that snow could be seen from the highest skyscrapers in Perth, but melted before

hitting the ground. 8cm of snow has accumulated in Greenbushes, near Bridgetown in 1932. Southwestern Australia major snowfalls were in 1900 and 1923 (Lake Grace only accumulation in history).

Southern Australia major snow events were in July 1840,July 1846,July 1865,July 1896,July 1901,June 1908,August 1917,July 1927 and July 1951.

New South Wales latest major snow events were in 1951,1965 and 1986.

In the first part of the XIX century,out the 4 reports of snow in Sydney in 1836, only

one was genuine snow: between 8:15am and 8:45am of June 28th 1836.

Melbourne was blanketed by snow on 31 August 1849.

Snow has been recorded in Toowoomba in Queensland, although this is extremely rare.

Snow has also been reported in Northern Territory in Uluru in July 1997 for the only time in history.

Snow is unheard of in most of the country.

ASIA

 * Bhutan Snow falls occasionally in Thimpu. In Punakha snow fell few times during the XIX century ,although there are no reports in modern times.

Snow is unheard at lower elevations.


 * Indonesia - Snowfalls only occur on the highest mountains of Irian Jaya above 4000m.


 * Laos — Snow fell on the top of tallest mountains during the 19th century.

In the first half of the 19th century snow is said to have fallen also at Phongsaly.

After about a century without snow reports, in January 2016 snow fell on the mountains and was even reported, mixed with rain, as elevations around 1000m in the villages of Pongsaly,Samnuea and Viengsay.


 * Malaysia * Snowflakes may fall occasionally mixed with rain or hail close to the Mount Kinabalu. There are no officially confirmed cases.


 * Myanmar Snow only falls at higher elevations in the northern Kachin State.


 * Nepal Snow has been reported even in the capital

Kathmandu in January 1944 and a brief flurry in February 2007.It was common until the first half of the XIX century.

Snow is common at high elevations and unheard at lower elevations.


 * Oman — Snow occasionally falls above 2000m.


 * Philippines* Snow fell on the top of Mount Pulag in occasions during the little ice age until the end the XIX century,but the event has not happened in the past decades.


 * Thailand Snow has never been witnessed in the country,but it likely occurred (surely for the first time since at least the end of the little ice age) in January 2016 above the 2000/2200m.


 * United Arab Emirates — Snow with accumulation was reported  above

1500 m in December 2004 and in January 2009.


 * Vietnam Snow may fall at elevations as low as 1300-1400m in the North. It's unheard anywhere else.

In January 2016 snow cover the north mountains above 1000m and flakes were also reported at lower elevations for the first time since the end of the little ice age.


 * Yemen — Snow falls in rare occasions on the top of most elevated mountains above 3000m.

AFRICA

 * Cape Verde  Snowflakes are reported sometimes on the top of Monte Fogo ,but they hardly ever stick to the ground.


 * Chad  Snow occasionaly falls in the highest parts of the Tibesti above 3000m


 * Sudan*  Snow had been reported in rare occasions in the past on the top of the Jabal Murrah. It hasn't happened in the past decades there not anywhere else in the country.


 * Ethiopia Snow might fall above 4300m on the top of the Ras Dashen,the two tallest peaks of the Semien Mountains and on the Tullu Demtu (Bale Mountains). During the little ice age snow could fall as low as 3500m on the peaks of  Abuna Yosef (Lasta Massif),Kollo Massif,Mount Hay (Semien Mountains),Mount Choqa and even in the Tigray Mountains in the Amba Alagi Peak.


 * Eritrea*  Snow has been recorded in the XIX century on the top of the tallest peak.

Snow has not fallen for the last several decades.


 * Kenya Snow might fall above 4100m. Snow hasn't covered the Mount Satima for several decades.


 * Uganda Snow might fall above 4200m,albeit it might rarely fall between 4000m and 4200m on the Mount Muhabura


 * Rwanda Snow might fall above 4200m,albeit it might rarely fall between 4000m and 4200m on the Mount Muhabura


 * Democratic Republic of the Congo  Snow might fall above 4000m


 * Cameroon  Snow falls on the Mount Cameroon but in certain occasion sleet and snowflakes have been recorded at lower elevations, being the most important case at the end of the little ice age in january 1892, when snowflakes were spotted around 3000m.


 * Tanzania Snow might fall above 4000m


 * Lesotho


 * Swaziland  Snow was reported in the capital Mbabane around 1000m a.s.l. in 1918,1968 and 1997.

It's a rare event and only occurs in the highest parts of the country.


 * Botswana*  There have been few reports of scattered snowflakes falling in southern parts of Kalahari decades ago. It hasn't happened for long time.


 * Madagascar   Snow has been recorded in occasions on the tops of the Andringitra Massif above 2400m.  In the past,as late as the first decades of the XX century, snow also was believed to have fallen on the Tsaratanana Massif, but it hasn't happened in the past decades.


 * Malawi   Snow has been recorded in rare occasions on the top of the highest peak, Mt. Mulange, most notably in June 1954.


 * Mozambique*  Snow was said to have covered the Mount Namuli in occasions during the XIX century. There are no reports of snow in the XX century.


 * Namibia  Snow has been reported in the south,including around the capital Windhoek mixed with rain (1891,1892,1964,1984,1994).

Snow has settle to the ground at elevations as low as 1300m in the south. Snow fell at Aus in July 1963,June 1964 and July 2012,in Helmeringhausen in June 1964 and July 2012 and in Gochas in June 1964.It's unheard in most of the country.


 * Zimbabwe*  There are unofficial reports of very brief snowfalls on the Inyangani at 2500m a.s.l.  Snow was said to be common during the XIX century, being the last snowfall with accumulation recorded in August 1935.

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEANS

 * Costa Rica*  Snow was recorded in the XIX century on Chirripo, Kalmuk and A La

Muerte Mountains (Talamanca Range) and even in the Irazu Volcano, but there have been no cases of snow in the country in the past 100 years or so.Last documented case of snow was in January 1897 on the highest parts of the Talamanca Range.


 * Dominican Republic  Snowflakes might occur in the highest peaks of the Valle Nuevo around 3000m but it is becoming a rare event and accumulation almost no longer occurs.Unconfirmed reports cite January 1962 as the last time when snow covered the Duarte Peak.


 * Guatemala   Snow may fall above 4000m on at the top of the Tajamulco Volcano and in rare occasions between 3700m and 4000m.

Snow was recorded on the volcanoes Fuego and Acatenango and in the village of Ixchiguán (3200m) in January 1967,January 2007 and January 2013.

Snow was recorded in the Santa Maria Volcano in january 2002.

Snow was recorded last time in the Agua Volcano in january 1967, in the Atitlan Volcano in February 1936, in Chichoy Lake in January 1938. A spectacular and unmatched snowstorm swept the country in February 1881 with snow recorded above 2200m,including in the city of Quetzaltenango,after which has only witnessed few flakes in February 1956.


 * United States - Hawaii snow is only possible on the 3 highest peaks (extremely exceptionally on the Hualalai too) and at elevations above 2700 m, the lowest

elevation were flakes has been recorded is 2250m. Last snowfalls in the 4th tallest peak, Hualalai, occurred in 1832,1862,1911 and 1937.

SOUTH AMERICA

 * Colombia  Snow only falls at very high elevations, minimum elevations varies from 3500m to 4200m.


 * Peru  Snow has fallen as elevations as low as 3200m-3300m.Cuzco itself has experienced snowfalls in July 1911 and July 1968.


 * Ecuador Snow might fall above 4000m-4200m. Nowadays,virtually no snow at all ever fall on the top of the Pasochoa Volcano at 4200m. It's said that at the end of the little ice age,in the night of July 24th 1892 snow fell at altitude as low as 2900m,albeit it might have been soft hail.


 * Bolivia   Snow can fall at high elevations and in the south as low as 1500m ,in the Tarija area in 1920 (also in the city),1995, September 2005 (few flakes also in the city) and in 2010. La Paz receives some snow in its medium-highest parts (above 3600m) about once every 10 years.Snow settled in the central part of the city mainly in 1916,1928 and 1945,lately in 1995 and 2007.Rare snowflakes might fall at Sucre like in August 1968, August 1971 and July 1983 without accumulation.

Minimum snowline varies from 1700m in the south-east to 3500m to the northwest.In July 2010 a thin layer of snow stuck onto the Sarrarenda Hill (above the town of Camiri) at just 1400m asl, virtually the lowest elevation where snow has ever stuck in Bolivia.


 * Venezuela  Snow has been reported as low as 3500m a.s.l.,including in inhabited settlements around Apartaderos albeit most reports below 3800m are indeed small hail.

OCEANIA

 * Papua New Guinea Snow falls only on the highest peaks above 4200m, including Mt Wilhelm.Snow has not fallen on the Owen Stanley Range (Mount Victoria) and the Finisterre Range (Mount Bangeta) since the beginning of the XX century.


 * * Denotes countries where snow is near extinction (recorded during the end of the Little Ice Age ,listed both above and down)

ASIA

 * Bahrein Snow is almost impossible in modern climatic era, but maybe possible during the ice age.


 * Bangladesh Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, almost impossible during the ice age.


 * Brunei Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Cambodia Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, very unlikely but not completely impossible in the ice age in the Mount Aoral.


 * Kuwait Snow has never been reported (only graupeln confused with snow by incompetents) in modern times, but it surely fell during the ice age. It might fall in case of an exceptional event in the northernmost and/or westernmost corners of the country.


 * Macau* Snow was recorded during the little ice age. It might occur again in an exceptional event.


 * Maldives Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Philippines* Snow was recorded during the little ice age on the Mount Pulog. It might occur again in an exceptional event.


 * Qatar Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, unlikely during the ice age.


 * Singapore Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Sri Lanka Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, although it might have occurred in extreme rare occasions during the ice age on the Mount Pidurutalagala.


 * Timor Leste Snow is almost impossible in modern climatic era but it probably occurred sporadically during the ice age on the top of Mount Ramelau.

AFRICA

 * Angola Snow is extremely unlikely to occur since it wasn't recorded even during the little ice age,although it surely fell during the ice age at the highest elevations above 2000-2500m.


 * Benin Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Botswana* Scattered flakes were reported during the little ice age and they might occur again only in a really exceptional event, snow probably fell sporadically during the ice age in the southern parts of the country.


 * Burkina Faso Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible during the ice age.


 * Burundi Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, it might have fallen in really rare occasions during the ice age at highest elevations above 2500m.


 * Central African Republic Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Comoros Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, but it might have occurred in rare occasions during the ice age on the top of Mount Le Kartala.


 * Congo Brazzaville Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Cote d' Ivoire Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and extremely unlikely but not impossible in the ice age on the top of Mount Richard-Molard


 * Djibouti Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and unlikely but not impossible in the ice age on the top of Mount Mousa Ali.


 * Equatorial Guinea Snow is almost impossible in modern climatic era but it likely fell during the ice age at the highest elevations near the Santa Isabel Peak.


 * Eritrea * Snow was recorded on the Emba Soira in the little ice age, it might occur again only in a real exceptional event.


 * Gabon Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Gambia Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Ghana Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Guinea Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and extremely unlikely but not impossible in the ice age on the top of Mount Richard-Molard.


 * Guinea Bissau Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Liberia Snow is impossible in modern era and almost impossible in the ice age at the highest elevations.


 * Mali Snow is impossible in modern era and extremely unlikely in the ice age on the Hombori Tondo.


 * Mauritius Snow is impossible in modern era and very unlikely in the ice age on the top of Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire.


 * Mauritania Snow is impossible in modern era, although there is a chance it might have occurred in the ice age on the top of the Kediet ej Jill.


 * Mozambique* Snow was recorded in rare occasions in the little ace age on the top of Mount Binga. It's extremely unlikely to occur again.


 * Niger Snow has never been recorded in modern era not even during the little ice age and it's extremely unlikely to occur on the Massif of Air. Snow likely fell there during the ice age.


 * Nigeria Snow is almost impossible in modern era, but it could have occurred during the ice age in the highest elevations above 2000-2200m.


 * Sao Tome and Principe Snow is impossible in modern era and almost impossible in the ice age at the highest elevations.


 * Senegal Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Seychelles Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Sierra Leone Snow is impossible in modern era, but it could have occurred during the ice age on the top of Mount Bintumani.


 * Somalia Snow is impossible in modern era, but it could have occurred during the ice age at elevations above 2000m.


 * Southern Sudan Snow is impossible in modern era, but it probably occurred in the ice age on the top of Mount Kinyeti.


 * Sudan * Snow was recorded during the little ice age on the Jebel Marra. Only in a real exceptional event it might occur again.


 * Togo Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Zambia Snow is impossible in modern era, but it might have occurred in the ice age at the highest elevations above 2000m of the Mafinga Hills.

NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEANS

 * Antigua and Barbuda Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Barbados Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Belize Snow is impossible in modern era, although it might have occurred in very rare occasions in the ice age above 1000m on the Doyle's Delight.


 * Costa Rica* Snow was relatively common during the little ace age at elevations above 3400m. It might occur again only in a real exceptional event.


 * Cuba* Snow was recorded in the little ice age in rare occasions at 1000m in the west and at 2000m in the east of the country.It's unlikely to occur again.


 * Dominica Snow is impossible in modern era and very unlikely in the ice age on the top of Mount Diablotin.


 * El Salvador Snow is almost impossible in modern era,not having being recorded even during the little ice age,but it  likely occurred during the ice age at the highest elevations near El Pital.


 * Grenada Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Haiti Snow has never been recorded not even during the little ice age and it's very unlikely to occur, but it surely fell during the ice age at the highest elevations.


 * Honduras Snow has never been recorded not even during the little ice age and it's very unlikely to occur, but it surely fell during the ice age at the highest elevations.


 * Jamaica Snow is impossible in modern climatic era,but it probably fell during the ice age on the top of Blue Mountain Peak.


 * Nicaragua Snow is impossible in modern climatic era, but it might have occurred during the ice age on the top of Mount Mogoton.


 * Panama Snow has not been recorded in modern times (it has been confused with hail and graupeln),it might fall only in a real exceptional event on the top of Volcan Baru. It has surely fallen during the ice age.


 * Saint Kitts and Nevis Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible in the ice age.


 * Santa Lucia Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible in the ice age.


 * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible in the ice age.


 * Trinidad and Tobago Snow is impossible in any climatic era.

SOUTH AMERICA

 * Guyana Snow is virtually impossible in modern climatic era, but it probably occurred during the ice age on the top of Mount Roraima.


 * Suriname Snow is impossible in any climatic era.

OCEANIA

 * Fiji Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible in the ice age.


 * Kiribati Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Marshall Islands Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Micronesia Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Nauru Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Palau Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Samoa Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and unlikely but not impossible to have occurred during the ice age on the top of Mount Silisili.


 * Solomon Islands Snow is impossible in modern climatic era but it might have fallen during the ice age on the top of Mount Popomanaseu.


 * Tonga Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and almost impossible during the ice age.


 * Tuvalu Snow is impossible in any climatic era.


 * Vanuatu Snow is impossible in modern climatic era and unlikely but not impossible to have occurred during the ice age on the top of Mount Tabwemasana.

4-NOTE:SOME WRONG NEWS OF SNOW ON THE WEB

 * Jamaica   A hailstorm was recorded in 1823 at Annotto Bay and it was wrongly stated it was snow, which is impossible.


 * Costa Rica Lots of reports of snow at higher altitudes are nothing more than ice pellets or snow grains, not snow.


 * El Salvador Reports of snow at high elevation of El Pital are hail confused with snow.


 * Panama Lots of reports of snow at higher altitudes are nothing more than ice pellets or snow grains, not snow.


 * Honduras A hailstorm recorded in December 1848 at Tegucigalpa was wrongly described as a snowstorm.


 * Thailand A hailstorm recorded in the northern province of Chiang Mai in january 1955 was wrongly depicted as a snowstorm.


 * Somalia Few years ago, a report of "snow" was claimed to have fallen in one of the hottest days of the year in which freezing level was almost at 6000m. Snow in Somalia is completely impossible anytime of the year in modern times,let alone in early June, during the peak of the hot season. It was a hailstorm caused by a turbulence in atmosphere.


 * Uruguay Newspapers reports snow at the seaside of Rio de la Plata in the Montevideo's district of Carrasco on June 26, 1980. The Uruguayan meteorological service says that it was actually soft hail.The photographs show it was clearly hail not snow.


 * Egypt A hailstorm in 13 December 2013 at Cairo was wrongly described by the media as a snowstorm. Most pictures published by media showed hail, while those that showed real snow, were actually taken in Jordan, Turkey, and the Sinai Peninsula; there were even pictures of snow-covered pyramids and sphinxes that were taken in a thematic park in Japan.


 * Kuwait False reports of snow which were indeed clearly graupel (snow pellets), were spread in January 2016 by people and trolls who can't distinguish hydrometeors by vandalising userpages. The graupeln reports were confirmed by senior local meteorologists and by the official observations.