An Unusually Severe Winter Brought Frost Ice and Heavy Rain
Date
28–29 June 1862
Summary / Overview
Reports around 28–29 June describe intense frost, persistent rain and widespread ice. Wet conditions affected roads and business, while residents remarked that the frost was unusually severe.
Meteorological data recorded at the time
Documentary observations: unusually thick ice was reported at Meadows and ice of “considerable thickness” at Gumeracha, but no exact thickness was given.
Historical descriptions / observations
South Australian Register, 4 Jul 1862 — Meadows: “Winter has been unusually severe.” / “I have seen thicker ice this season than ever I saw in the country before…”
South Australian Register, 5 Jul 1862 — Gumeracha: “…patches of ice of considerable thickness…”
Source
South Australian Register, 3 Jul 1862; South Australian Register, 4 Jul 1862; The South Australian Advertiser, 4 Jul 1862; South Australian Register, 5 Jul 1862.