Photos: Snow in Tucson in the 1960s
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Rick Wiley
Photo editor
A look back at the snowy days of the 1960s ❄️
Snowmen starting to thin out as the temperature warms up after a snowstorm in Tucson on Dec. 17, 1967.
Snow on the El Con Mall sign in Tucson on March 3, 1964, ironically welcoming the Cleveland Indians for Spring Training.
Snow on the playground at Reid Park Tucson on March 3, 1964.
Snow on the Pima County Courthouse in Tucson on March 3, 1964.
Snowfall at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, on March 3, 1964.
Women throw snowballs in Reid Park, Tucson, on March 3, 1964.
Snowfall in Tucson on March 3, 1964.
Snow at Saguaro National Park East (then, Saguaro National Monument) on Dec. 23, 1965.
Snow and ice at Kitt Peak National Observatory on March 3, 1964.
Snow and ice clinging to the telescope structure at Kitt Peak National Observatory west of Tucson on March 3, 1964.
Snowfall in El Encanto Estates, Tucson, on Feb. 10, 1965.
Snow in El Encanto Estates, Tucson, on Feb. 10. 1965.
Mothballed planes covered with snow at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson on Feb. 10, 1965. The Rincon Mountains are in the background.
Those who needed a sign to tell them it was snowing were happily obliged by Tucson resident Ken Newman at Old Spanish Trail and Golf Links Road on Dec. 23, 1965. If the Tucson Citizen/Arizona Daily Star photo archives are any barometer, the Tucson area got good doses of snowfall in the 1960s. Go to tucson.com/retrotucson to check out the black-and-white scenes of a snowy Tucson.
Snow on the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson as seen from downtown on Feb. 11, 1966.
A motorist awaits service from a tow truck driver during a snow storm on Dec. 17, 1967 at a Skaggs Drug Store on East Broadway in Tucson.
A chance encounter with Santa at Skagg's Drug Store on Broadway during a snow storm in Tucson on Feb. 17, 1967.
Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further.
Snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on Feb. 20, 1969.
Snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on Feb. 20, 1969.
Snowfall drapes the trees along the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at about 7,500 feet on Dec. 6, 1969. Total snow accumulation was about nine inches.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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