Contest description
Easy as 1, 2, 3: Guess the exact date and time of when we will have at least 0.5 cm (or a 0.1-inch) of snow in Montreal downtown (Example: Nov. 1 at 11:10 a.m.). The winning entry will be drawn from all the entries with the nearest correct date and time of the first snowfall as measured in Montreal downtown (St-Catherine Street). The entry will have to be submitted by October 28th, 2018 at midnight (EST).
Contest is now closed
First Snow Contest update - Mélanie winner 2018
Thank you to the 252 participants who played the 2018 edition of the First Snow Contest. The first snow flakes hit Montreal on November 16th very early in the morning. At 2:40 a.m. Ste-Catherine Street was covered of snow. The 2018 winner is Mélanie. She picked November 16th at 2:30. Congratulations to her.
List of participants
Find below the list of all participants in a chronological order:
| Order | Participant | Date (yyyy-mm-dd) | Hour (0-24) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | Jacky P | 2018-10-15 | 05:05 | Better luck next year |
| 2 | Helene M | 2018-10-15 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 3 | Jean-pierre C | 2018-10-16 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 4 | Alain S | 2018-10-17 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 5 | Joann F | 2018-10-17 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 6 | Dimitri B | 2018-10-18 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 7 | Anna P | 2018-10-19 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 8 | Colin E | 2018-10-20 | 20:45 | Better luck next year |
| 9 | Charles G | 2018-10-23 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 10 | Luc G | 2018-10-25 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 11 | Eliott M | 2018-10-25 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 12 | Abdelkrim A | 2018-10-27 | 14:25 | Better luck next year |
| 13 | Jerome M | 2018-10-27 | 16:00 | Better luck next year |
| 14 | Tina P | 2018-10-27 | 23:15 | Better luck next year |
| 15 | Christyne S | 2018-10-28 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 16 | Esteban E | 2018-10-28 | 04:20 | Better luck next year |
| 17 | Daniel M | 2018-10-28 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 18 | Richard D | 2018-10-28 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 19 | Nancy L | 2018-10-28 | 05:25 | Better luck next year |
| 20 | Erol T | 2018-10-28 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 21 | Cédric F | 2018-10-29 | 04:10 | Better luck next year |
| 22 | Joseph A | 2018-10-29 | 05:10 | Better luck next year |
| 23 | Jean-françois H | 2018-10-29 | 05:10 | Better luck next year |
| 24 | Stéphane P | 2018-10-29 | 05:25 | Better luck next year |
| 25 | Alexa K | 2018-10-29 | 05:55 | Better luck next year |
| 26 | Chrystelle G | 2018-10-29 | 07:15 | Better luck next year |
| 27 | Claude G | 2018-10-30 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 28 | Antoine T | 2018-10-30 | 03:25 | Better luck next year |
| 29 | Claudia F | 2018-10-31 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 30 | Sabine L | 2018-10-31 | 06:30 | Better luck next year |
| 31 | Lea W | 2018-11-01 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 32 | Lizette D | 2018-11-01 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 33 | Claire G | 2018-11-01 | 10:00 | Better luck next year |
| 34 | Marc-andré V | 2018-11-02 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 35 | Matthieu B | 2018-11-02 | 05:15 | Better luck next year |
| 36 | Paul C | 2018-11-02 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 37 | Yan B | 2018-11-02 | 23:15 | Better luck next year |
| 38 | Laurent B | 2018-11-03 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 39 | Colleen P | 2018-11-03 | 04:15 | Better luck next year |
| 40 | Amélie V | 2018-11-04 | 12:25 | Better luck next year |
| 41 | Mike F | 2018-11-04 | 19:50 | Better luck next year |
| 42 | Mathieu L | 2018-11-04 | 20:35 | Better luck next year |
| 43 | Ginette G | 2018-11-05 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 44 | Turdisha M | 2018-11-05 | 07:20 | Better luck next year |
| 45 | Leslie | 2018-11-05 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 46 | Ema D | 2018-11-05 | 17:25 | Better luck next year |
| 47 | Calypso B | 2018-11-05 | 17:35 | Better luck next year |
| 48 | Philippe P | 2018-11-06 | 03:50 | Better luck next year |
| 49 | Manuel D | 2018-11-06 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 50 | Serge D | 2018-11-07 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 51 | Sam K | 2018-11-07 | 02:00 | Better luck next year |
| 52 | Stephane L | 2018-11-07 | 02:35 | Better luck next year |
| 53 | Stéphane P | 2018-11-07 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 54 | Chandra C | 2018-11-07 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 55 | Landwerlin A | 2018-11-07 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 56 | Gaël B | 2018-11-07 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 57 | Jonathan K | 2018-11-07 | 12:55 | Better luck next year |
| 58 | Jean-philippe C | 2018-11-07 | 13:00 | Better luck next year |
| 59 | François V | 2018-11-07 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 60 | Vana K | 2018-11-07 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 61 | Claire T | 2018-11-08 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 62 | Claude L | 2018-11-08 | 10:15 | Better luck next year |
| 63 | Séverine B | 2018-11-08 | 10:30 | Better luck next year |
| 64 | Ludovic B | 2018-11-08 | 22:25 | Better luck next year |
| 65 | Karin E | 2018-11-09 | 04:25 | Better luck next year |
| 66 | Trilok G | 2018-11-09 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 67 | Diego P | 2018-11-09 | 05:20 | Better luck next year |
| 68 | Anne H | 2018-11-09 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 69 | Richard T | 2018-11-09 | 08:20 | Better luck next year |
| 70 | Gabriel B | 2018-11-09 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 71 | William L | 2018-11-09 | 21:10 | Better luck next year |
| 72 | Jean P | 2018-11-11 | 03:45 | Better luck next year |
| 73 | Sylvain C | 2018-11-11 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 74 | Huu Q | 2018-11-11 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 75 | Nic M | 2018-11-11 | 05:20 | Better luck next year |
| 76 | Rick J | 2018-11-11 | 05:55 | Better luck next year |
| 77 | Ricardo L | 2018-11-11 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 78 | Marie O | 2018-11-11 | 08:50 | Better luck next year |
| 79 | Vincent V | 2018-11-11 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 80 | Catherine A | 2018-11-11 | 21:15 | Better luck next year |
| 81 | Katherine B | 2018-11-12 | 03:40 | Better luck next year |
| 82 | Jerome A | 2018-11-12 | 05:15 | Better luck next year |
| 83 | Julie S | 2018-11-12 | 05:25 | Better luck next year |
| 84 | Constance C | 2018-11-12 | 05:25 | Better luck next year |
| 85 | Charles B | 2018-11-12 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 86 | Thierry S | 2018-11-12 | 05:45 | Better luck next year |
| 87 | Colette A | 2018-11-12 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 88 | Damien L | 2018-11-12 | 08:00 | Better luck next year |
| 89 | Noam M | 2018-11-12 | 09:30 | Better luck next year |
| 90 | Jeanne P | 2018-11-12 | 11:55 | Better luck next year |
| 91 | Simon J | 2018-11-12 | 23:30 | Better luck next year |
| 92 | Cinta R | 2018-11-13 | 01:30 | Better luck next year |
| 93 | Nabil B | 2018-11-13 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 94 | Simon B | 2018-11-13 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 95 | Paul A | 2018-11-13 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 96 | Marie-claude F | 2018-11-13 | 04:55 | Better luck next year |
| 97 | Annie C | 2018-11-13 | 05:15 | Better luck next year |
| 98 | Joe M | 2018-11-13 | 05:35 | Better luck next year |
| 99 | Marc S | 2018-11-13 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 100 | Guillaume L | 2018-11-13 | 10:00 | Better luck next year |
| 101 | Florian D | 2018-11-13 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 102 | Mine G | 2018-11-14 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 103 | Isabelle M | 2018-11-14 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 104 | Benoit L | 2018-11-14 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 105 | Andy T | 2018-11-14 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 106 | Silvia B | 2018-11-14 | 06:10 | Better luck next year |
| 107 | Patricia N | 2018-11-14 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 108 | Ludovic D | 2018-11-14 | 07:50 | Better luck next year |
| 109 | Sebastien B | 2018-11-14 | 16:25 | Better luck next year |
| 110 | Mary W | 2018-11-14 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 111 | Carla S | 2018-11-15 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 112 | Hala E | 2018-11-15 | 01:15 | Better luck next year |
| 113 | Isabelle V | 2018-11-15 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 114 | Francis L | 2018-11-15 | 04:15 | Better luck next year |
| 115 | Gilles L | 2018-11-15 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 116 | Rose-marie E | 2018-11-15 | 04:35 | Better luck next year |
| 117 | Noémie L | 2018-11-15 | 04:40 | Better luck next year |
| 118 | Corinne B | 2018-11-15 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 119 | Annie P | 2018-11-15 | 05:05 | Better luck next year |
| 120 | Hubert M | 2018-11-15 | 05:25 | Better luck next year |
| 121 | Elie S | 2018-11-15 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 122 | Diana L | 2018-11-15 | 06:50 | Better luck next year |
| 123 | Paul L | 2018-11-15 | 07:35 | Better luck next year |
| 124 | Mark L | 2018-11-15 | 08:00 | Better luck next year |
| 125 | Lionel | 2018-11-15 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 126 | Jean-claude N | 2018-11-15 | 12:00 | Better luck next year |
| 127 | Rosana S | 2018-11-15 | 12:15 | Better luck next year |
| 128 | Walid K | 2018-11-15 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
129  | Mélanie L | 2018-11-16 | 02:30 | 2018 Winner |
| 130 | Khaled K | 2018-11-16 | 03:00 | Better luck next year |
| 131 | Olivier H | 2018-11-16 | 03:25 | Better luck next year |
| 132 | Diana N | 2018-11-16 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 133 | Francis S | 2018-11-16 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 134 | Francis C | 2018-11-16 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 135 | Liliane F | 2018-11-16 | 06:15 | Better luck next year |
| 136 | Anaïs B | 2018-11-16 | 07:20 | Better luck next year |
| 137 | Eric P | 2018-11-16 | 11:00 | Better luck next year |
| 138 | Joann F | 2018-11-17 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 139 | Alain S | 2018-11-17 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 140 | Florence F | 2018-11-17 | 05:10 | Better luck next year |
| 141 | Michel G | 2018-11-18 | 03:05 | Better luck next year |
| 142 | Dean F | 2018-11-18 | 04:15 | Better luck next year |
| 143 | Jeremy E | 2018-11-18 | 04:20 | Better luck next year |
| 144 | Diane F | 2018-11-18 | 04:40 | Better luck next year |
| 145 | Veronique C | 2018-11-18 | 04:55 | Better luck next year |
| 146 | Jean D | 2018-11-18 | 05:40 | Better luck next year |
| 147 | François N | 2018-11-18 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 148 | Tilio B | 2018-11-18 | 12:30 | Better luck next year |
| 149 | Stephane D | 2018-11-18 | 19:25 | Better luck next year |
| 150 | Julien R | 2018-11-19 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 151 | Vanessa S | 2018-11-19 | 02:15 | Better luck next year |
| 152 | Susan C | 2018-11-19 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 153 | Arnauld L | 2018-11-19 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 154 | Charles-daniel L | 2018-11-19 | 04:35 | Better luck next year |
| 155 | Sophie D | 2018-11-19 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 156 | Leila H | 2018-11-19 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 157 | Jp L | 2018-11-19 | 05:15 | Better luck next year |
| 158 | Pierre E | 2018-11-19 | 06:10 | Better luck next year |
| 159 | Etienne G | 2018-11-19 | 09:20 | Better luck next year |
| 160 | Fred M | 2018-11-19 | 13:00 | Better luck next year |
| 161 | Evangeline M | 2018-11-19 | 14:00 | Better luck next year |
| 162 | René E | 2018-11-20 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 163 | Barbara M | 2018-11-20 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 164 | Sophie L | 2018-11-20 | 03:05 | Better luck next year |
| 165 | Michael G | 2018-11-20 | 03:30 | Better luck next year |
| 166 | Nicholas F | 2018-11-20 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 167 | Mélanie G | 2018-11-20 | 04:15 | Better luck next year |
| 168 | Severine T | 2018-11-20 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 169 | Jeanne E | 2018-11-20 | 06:40 | Better luck next year |
| 170 | Lyne R | 2018-11-20 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 171 | Ruben H | 2018-11-20 | 09:40 | Better luck next year |
| 172 | Maxence F | 2018-11-20 | 19:00 | Better luck next year |
| 173 | Claudine S | 2018-11-21 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 174 | Nadia P | 2018-11-21 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 175 | Andrée L | 2018-11-21 | 02:15 | Better luck next year |
| 176 | Andrei G | 2018-11-21 | 02:20 | Better luck next year |
| 177 | Sylvie H | 2018-11-21 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 178 | Hai T | 2018-11-21 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 179 | Alice V | 2018-11-21 | 05:10 | Better luck next year |
| 180 | Jo A | 2018-11-21 | 05:45 | Better luck next year |
| 181 | Adeline L | 2018-11-21 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 182 | Maurice M | 2018-11-21 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 183 | Nataly H | 2018-11-21 | 06:35 | Better luck next year |
| 184 | Jean | 2018-11-21 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 185 | Monique B | 2018-11-21 | 10:25 | Better luck next year |
| 186 | Emile P | 2018-11-21 | 15:00 | Better luck next year |
| 187 | Michel T | 2018-11-21 | 21:10 | Better luck next year |
| 188 | Emilie P | 2018-11-22 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 189 | Daniel L | 2018-11-22 | 01:35 | Better luck next year |
| 190 | Maaike | 2018-11-22 | 02:30 | Better luck next year |
| 191 | Tony P | 2018-11-22 | 03:45 | Better luck next year |
| 192 | Yza | 2018-11-22 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 193 | Michel G | 2018-11-22 | 04:15 | Better luck next year |
| 194 | Marie-france C | 2018-11-22 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 195 | Valery | 2018-11-22 | 05:50 | Better luck next year |
| 196 | Johanne V | 2018-11-22 | 06:45 | Better luck next year |
| 197 | Joseph C | 2018-11-22 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 198 | Jonathan D | 2018-11-22 | 07:05 | Better luck next year |
| 199 | Paul M | 2018-11-22 | 07:30 | Better luck next year |
| 200 | Romaine B | 2018-11-22 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 201 | Jeanne P | 2018-11-22 | 13:00 | Better luck next year |
| 202 | Joanne B | 2018-11-23 | 02:25 | Better luck next year |
| 203 | Anne-marie A | 2018-11-23 | 03:20 | Better luck next year |
| 204 | Chantal A | 2018-11-23 | 04:35 | Better luck next year |
| 205 | Danielle S | 2018-11-23 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 206 | Véronique D | 2018-11-23 | 05:40 | Better luck next year |
| 207 | Richard T | 2018-11-23 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 208 | Vidyadhar K | 2018-11-23 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 209 | Jonathan K | 2018-11-23 | 19:20 | Better luck next year |
| 210 | Justin | 2018-11-24 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 211 | Nicole S | 2018-11-24 | 04:20 | Better luck next year |
| 212 | Julie G | 2018-11-24 | 04:55 | Better luck next year |
| 213 | Anic G | 2018-11-24 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 214 | François L | 2018-11-25 | 03:30 | Better luck next year |
| 215 | Luc M | 2018-11-25 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 216 | Dominique M | 2018-11-25 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 217 | Chloé L | 2018-11-25 | 05:35 | Better luck next year |
| 218 | Olivier B | 2018-11-25 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 219 | Rosanna D | 2018-11-25 | 07:20 | Better luck next year |
| 220 | Catherine W | 2018-11-25 | 07:45 | Better luck next year |
| 221 | Nathalie D | 2018-11-25 | 09:00 | Better luck next year |
| 222 | Vincent L | 2018-11-25 | 18:00 | Better luck next year |
| 223 | François L | 2018-11-26 | 03:30 | Better luck next year |
| 224 | Cindy L | 2018-11-26 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 225 | John M | 2018-11-26 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 226 | Suzie T | 2018-11-26 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 227 | Dominique M | 2018-11-26 | 06:00 | Better luck next year |
| 228 | Antoine B | 2018-11-27 | 04:25 | Better luck next year |
| 229 | Patrick G | 2018-11-27 | 05:00 | Better luck next year |
| 230 | Maxence D | 2018-11-28 | 00:30 | Better luck next year |
| 231 | Nadia E | 2018-11-28 | 04:50 | Better luck next year |
| 232 | Manya G | 2018-11-28 | 13:40 | Better luck next year |
| 233 | Patricia Z | 2018-11-29 | 10:00 | Better luck next year |
| 234 | Vikas Y | 2018-11-30 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 235 | Marcelle A | 2018-11-30 | 04:00 | Better luck next year |
| 236 | Valerie J | 2018-11-30 | 05:35 | Better luck next year |
| 237 | Eric S | 2018-11-30 | 18:30 | Better luck next year |
| 238 | Sergio C | 2018-12-01 | 04:25 | Better luck next year |
| 239 | Météo D | 2018-12-03 | 04:30 | Better luck next year |
| 240 | Francine T | 2018-12-03 | 08:00 | Better luck next year |
| 241 | Karine B | 2018-12-04 | 03:30 | Better luck next year |
| 242 | Martin T | 2018-12-04 | 05:40 | Better luck next year |
| 243 | Daniel J | 2018-12-04 | 20:00 | Better luck next year |
| 244 | Sebastien C | 2018-12-06 | 21:00 | Better luck next year |
| 245 | Sylvain G | 2018-12-08 | 08:00 | Better luck next year |
| 246 | Eric S | 2018-12-09 | 00:00 | Better luck next year |
| 247 | Carmen S | 2018-12-10 | 02:15 | Better luck next year |
| 248 | Céline J | 2018-12-10 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 249 | Tom B | 2018-12-13 | 01:00 | Better luck next year |
| 250 | Justine L | 2018-12-20 | 05:30 | Better luck next year |
| 251 | Wilma J | 2018-12-20 | 07:00 | Better luck next year |
| 252 | Judith B | 2018-12-31 | 06:20 | Better luck next year |
The two Livecams below show you the current weather conditions. Those LiveCams are installed in Montreal downtown.
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Hall of Winners
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The 2017 winners of first snow was Annie. Her choice was November 10th at 5:00 a.m. and the snow covered the ground at 6:22 a.m. the same day. She won the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to her. |
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In 2016 we had 3 winners. The 2016 winners of first snow were Eric, Leila and Lyne. Their choice was November 21st at 5:00 a.m. and the snow covered the ground at 5:05 a.m. the same day. They all won the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to them. |
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The 2015 winner of the First Snow Contest was Susan. Her choice was November 24th at 4:00 a.m. and the snow covered the ground at 4:50 a.m. the same day. He won the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to her. | |
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The 2014 winner of the First Snow Contest was Matthieu. His choice was November 16th at 5:20 p.m. and the snow covered the ground at 7:00 a.m. the same day. He won the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2013 winner of the First Snow Contest was Eliott. His choice was November 26th at 6:00 p.m. and the snow covered the ground at 8:00 p.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2012 winner of the First Snow Contest was Calypso. Her choice was November 28th at 12:30 p.m. and the snow covered the ground at 4:55 p.m. the same day. She received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to her. |
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The 2011 winner of the First Snow Contest was Valéry. His choice was November 23rd at 5:25 a.m. and the snow covered the ground at 3:25 a.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2010 winner of the First Snow Contest was Emile. His choice was October 30th at 4:00 p.m. and the snow flakes appeared arround 8:50 p.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2009 winner of the First Snow Contest was Dominique. His choice was November 29th at 8:00 p.m. and the snow flakes covered the floor arround 5:40 a.m. the day after. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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The 2008 winner of the First Snow Contest was Valéry. His choice was November 24th at 7:40 a.m. and the snow appeared at 10:20 p.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
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Thanh won the 2007 First Snow contest. His choice was November 20th at 3:00 a.m. and the first flakes covered the floor arround 4:15 a.m. the same day. He received the celinium.com T-Shirt. Congratulations to him. |
