A large tyrannosaurus replica cut a crisp silhouette in snow at Canberra's National Dinosaur Museum on Wednesday with management declaring "an ice age".
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Like many suburbs across Canberra, the Nicholls theme park was briefly treated to snowfall in the early afternoon although it was not heavy enough to settle.
The Bureau of Meteorology dubbed Wednesday's snow the best in the capital since 2006.
Weatherzone meteorologist Anthony Duke confirmed the dusting was "definitely snow", which he suspected was lightly falling in areas at a higher ground.
He said a cold front had brought cool air to the capital, which had created the right conditions for a sprinkling.
"I've seen evidence it's settling in some suburbs of Canberra," Mr Duke said.
"It was forecast to fall at about 1000 metres but I suspect it's falling to about 800 metres at the very lowest. It's definitely possible to get snow maybe down to 700 metres.