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South Africa Gets mid-Autumn Snow
The South African reports that parts of South Africa received an early bout of snow in late May. Citing and linking to a Tweet from VoxWeather forecaster Annette Botha,...
Snow Falls on Chilean Peaks with Winter Still Weeks Away
Above Image: Ski Portillo via Facebook, May 22, 2023.
The last week of May was a good one for Ski Portillo Chile resort, which received its first significant snowfall of...
Cold Weather Continues to Dominate Large Parts of Australia
The weather in Australia has been unseasonably cold and has set new cold records. Climate Change Dispatch reports:
Icy polar air masses continue to dominate large parts of Australia –...
Parts of New England Have Seen the ‘Biggest Temperature Drop in 24 Hours,’ says NWS
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Boston reported on Twitter that a very fast and very cold drop in temperature for the region was observed on Saturday, June 3,...
Alaska Experiences Fourth Colder than Normal Winter in a Row
Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that 2023 was the fourth year in a row that Alaska has experienced colder than normal winters. 2023's cold winter...
Northern U.S. Vineyards and Orchards Damaged by Late Season Cold and Frost
From Ohio, to Vermont, to New York and beyond, across a broad swath of the Northeastern United States, a late-spring freeze delivering record setting cold temperatures and frost has...
Mongolia’s Brutal Winter Continues to Threaten Livestock and People
It has been a brutal winter season in 2022/2023 in Mongolia, and it shows no signs of abating even as summer approaches.
Electroverse reported in early May the fact that...
Pending Summer Doesn’t Curtail Snowfall in Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains
Image: Spains Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, via Wikipedia by Antonio Morales García from Granada, España - Huellas
“Snowfall on the verge of summer in the Sierra Nevada, southern Spain,” announced the headline of...
Snow Storms Caused Shutdown of Major Pass Between Chile and Argentina, Stranding Tourists
Image above: The Paso Internacional Los Libertadores complex remains CLOSED due to heavy snowfall in the high mountains. Via Los Libertadores Twitter Feed
Heavy snowfall and wind in Mendoza, Argentina, and...
Mount Washington and Other Areas in New Hampshire Got Some Mid-May Snow and Cold
Parts of New Hampshire experienced colder than normal temperatures for mid-May, with some ski areas receiving snow.
“The calendar might read mid-May but the White Mountains will feel more like...
Winter Weather Returns to Parts of Pakistan
Although May is normally among the hottest times of the year in Pakistan, winter weather returned to the towns in the Hindu Kush mountains, plateaus, and valleys, according to...
New Record Low Temperature Set in Providence, Rhode Island During Late Spring Cold Snap
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Boston, MA reported on Twitter that Providence, RI set a new record-low temperature on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
This was part of a larger...
Below Freezing Temperatures Chill Upstate New York
A late spring cold snap delivered below freezing temperatures to several upstate New York cities on Thursday May 18, 2023.
Rochester, Watertown, Dunkirk, Wellsville, Dansville, Oswego, and Fort Drum all...
Western U.S. Winter Wrap Up Details – Numerous Cold and Snow Records Set
The winter of 2022/2023 was one to remember in the western United States.
“From record-breaking cold spells to unprecedented amounts of snow, this has been a cold season to remember,”...
Australia Feels the Chill
Fall is feeling more like winter in Australia at the present, where The Guardian reports “very state except Western Australia and the Northern Territory experienced a minimum temperature below...
New Delhi Records Third Coldest May Morning in 122 Years
According to The Times of India, On May 4, 2023, India’s capital of New Delhi recorded the third coldest May morning since 1901.
At 15.8°C (60.4F), the region’s 32 million...
New Zealand Ski Resorts Receive First Heavy Snow
Image: Coronet Peak Webcam
More than a month in advance of its normally scheduled opening, one of the most popular ski resorts in New Zealand is reporting its first “dump”...
Some European Ski Resorts Reporting Fresh Snow and ‘Exceptional’ Conditions
Image: Fonna Glacier Ski Resort via Facebook
Planet Ski reports a number of ski resorts in Europe remain open or have reopened for limited late spring, early summer operations.
“Conditions at...
Latvia Is Not Being Spared from a Spring Freeze
Latvian Public Broadcasting (LSM.lv) reports that May is starting off cold in Latvia with some areas anticipating a record “frost episode."
Discussing the unusually cold spring, LSM.lv writes:
In the second...
Nome Had Its Coldest April in 38 Years, Snow Was Above Average as Well
Nome, Alaska was colder and snowier in April 2023 than it normally is.
With an average temperature of 8.4℉, April 2023 was Nome’s coldest April since 1985, and the third...
Cheyenne Records Six Straight Months of Below Average Temperatures
The National Weather Service (NWS) reports that temperatures in Cheyenne, Wyoming in April were below normal for the month. As KGAB 650 AM reports, because April’s temperature came in...
NOAA Confirms the U.S. Experienced a Colder than Normal Start to Spring
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) most recent National Monthly Climate Report confirms that March 2023 was both below normal in temperature, and above normal in precipitation, mainly...
Southern Australia Sees a Weekend Cold Snap
In a story by the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) meteorologist Tom Saunders notes that Australia, as it approaches the Southern Hemisphere winter, is in for a lot of early cold...
West Virginia Experiences the Biggest May Snowfall Event on Record
It appears a recent late winter storm has broken the all-time record, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in West Virginia.
Robert Leffler, a retired NWS meteorologist, told the...
May Snow in Michigan Sets State and National Records
Michigan experienced an unusually cold and snowy beginning to May, as a rare bitter cold front blew in across portions of the Great Lakes and into the northeastern United...