20 years since this event, overnight 27th/28th March 1995. Impressive for so late in the season to get a snowy Atlantic breakdown

A cold Arctic northerly pushed southwards on the 27th March and in the afternoon, snow and hail showers broke out inland. In the evening, an Atlantic low pushed ESEwards engaging the Arctic airmass

It started snowing here in the early hours and we had an official snow cover. For an Atlantic system coming up against no block or stalling, so late in the season, pretty impressive.

Forecasts on this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPjfOZ_uDGc

4wd has a video of this event

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvgyH-HLq0

I remember that well. Can't believe that is 20 years ago now.

And didn't that go onto what was nicknamed "the Forgotten Summer" in the form of an impressive fortnight-long heatwave in June?

Summer 1995 is anything but forgotten! There was a heatwave at the end of the June but it was August that was the pinnacle.