Snow in Wagga’s Newtown Gardens. Photo: Brunskill Album, Museum of the Riverina.
The Bureau of Meterology describes Wagga’s climate as:
“Wagga Wagga has an annual mean rainfall of 572mm and median rainfall of 575mm, distributed fairly equally over the full 12 months.
Maximum temperatures in summer are warm averaging between 29C and 32C. Relative humidity however remains low in the summer months with a 3pm average of about 30%. The winters are cool to cold with overnight minimums averaging 3C and daily maximums climbing to only 12C to 14C on average. Relative humidity is much higher in winter with a 3pm average of over 60% and a 9pm average just below 90%.
Frost and fog are a feature of Wagga Wagga in winter. Snow has been recorded in the area but is a very rare occurrence.”
As you can see above it does snow in Wagga, albeit rarely.
Click here to see an article “White Days in Wagga” published by CSURA and Google “Snow in Wagga” for more including pictures.
Membership of the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society is open to anyone with an interest in the local and regional history of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. For more information about us and information on how to join our Society please visit our website at https://www.wwdhs.org.au/about-us/members
