When the mid-winter weather was better in St. John's
In 1981, St. John's was getting a brief reprieve from winter and the people there were loving it.
Warm weather brought the temperature above the freezing mark and rain washed the snow away
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In 1981, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador was getting a brief reprieve from winter and the people there were loving it.
"St. John's is having the mildest winter weather many of its longtime residents can remember," anchor Knowlton Nash told viewers during a brief item that aired on The National on Jan. 14, 1981.
"Daytime temperatures have been above freezing recently and heavy rains have washed away most of the snow that did fall."
As viewers saw images of laundry on a clothesline, Nash said the unseasonably warm conditions meant you could "hang out the wash without fear of it freezing."
