New Zealand snow August 2016
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
The north island of New Zealand which receives a dusting of snow every 15 years or so, was pummeled with 3 feet and 120 mph winds over the last week. So rare was the event that the word Unfathomable was used in the media.


Sources:

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature...
https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/Hawkes%...
https://iceagenow.info/new-zealand-he...
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/art...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/art...
No Power Hawke's Bay http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-...
Hawke's Bay never gets snow http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-...
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Kids never saw snow http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-...
Gusty in the headline, but 196KMH winds. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82043...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farmi...
Blizzard Evacuation http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nati...
Grid goes down, a sign of things to come http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nati...
Power increase http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/art...
Timaru http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82892...
Black Ice warnings across New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82918...
Hurricane winds http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82418...
Arctic Blast https://twitter.com/RyanMaue?ref_src=...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpHCTZuVM...
https://twitter.com/bigjoebastardi?la...
A fallen power line in the Taupo Plains area
Arctic Blast https://twitter.com/RyanMaue?ref_src=...
https://twitter.com/bigjoebastardi?la...
Current Temps https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cpd01VgUs...
https://twitter.com/wattsupwiththat
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpVQsY_VM...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpSxWhUVM...
La Nina Forecast https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpmFwRgVM...