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Alberta Clipper Delivers Ice and Snow to Great Lakes Region
Image: NOAA Aqua MODIS satellite imagery
The Great Lakes region was hit by a fast-moving weather system, called an Alberta clipper, delivering ice and snow at the onset of the...
Sierra Nevada Mountains Benefit from Major Snowfall
Image from Central Sierra Snow Lab near Donner Summit
The first major winter storm of the year dumped as a much as a foot of snow at the highest elevations...
Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded at Vietnam’s Mau Son Peak
Vietnam experienced multiple widespread, extended spells of cold weather in December, reports Thanh Niên, Ho Chi Minh City’s second largest newspaper.
The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that in...
Seoul, South Korea Records Heaviest Snowfall Since 1981
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
The Associated Press reports that Seoul, South Korea experienced its heaviest single day’s snowfall in December in more than 40...
Record Cold Spell in Beijing Complicates Travel and Earthquake Rescue Efforts
CNN reports that from December 11 through December 24, Beijing experienced nearly 13 straight days of below zero temperatures, at 300 hours, the longest consecutive streak of sub-zero temperatures...
Midwestern Blizzard Continues with Winds, Snow, and Travel Issues
Blizzard warnings cover a large portion of western and central South Dakota. The National Weather Service (NWS) Office at Rapid City South Dakota issued this statement on Twitter:
Blizzard conditions...
Christmas Day Blizzard Brings Snow and Ice to Plains and Midwest
The National Weather Service reports on the Christmas Day blizzard for North and South Dakota and other plains states:
A major winter storm will continue to impact parts of the...
Cold Wave Chills Central Florida
A WESH TV headline reports Central Florida to see major temperature plummet this week.
They write:
Cold air will greet us once again Wednesday morning as temperatures will be in the...
Ottawa Sets New Record for Consecutive Hours of Snowfall
As of early morning December 6, Ottawa set a new record for consecutive hours of snowfall, reported CTV News.
Environment Canada confirmed that with the city’s 59th straight hour of...
Severe Cold Disrupts Daily Life in China
A severe cold wave has enveloped large parts of China, severely disrupting daily life and prompting emergency responses.
The winter cold front has delivered well below normal temperatures for December...
Icy Blast Headed for Britain
A review of recent weather maps show a wave of snow and icy weather on its way to the UK from the direction of Iceland, just in time for...
Siberian Freeze Brings Power Outages and Death
Image: Youtube, Frozen Flats in Siberia
An extended spell of extremely cold weather has resulted in widespread power outages across Siberia, according to the Moscow Times. Several people have died...
Wintry Weather Warnings for Five US States
As seen in the map above, winter is in full force in two parts of the United States, with the Southwest and Great Lakes both getting watches and warnings...
Heavy Snow Falls in Burlington, Vermont
The U.S. National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning on Sunday, December 10 for Burlington, Vermont and the surrounding region warning of heavy snow.
As reported by Burlington Free...
Record December Snow in Munich
The Washington Post reported:
In Munich, Germany's third-largest city, a storm over the weekend dropped nearly a foot and a half of snow, setting a December record. It was also...
Moscow Slammed with Record Snow While Siberia Freezes
A severe winter has firmly arrived in Russia, Reuters is reporting. Siberia is experiencing record cold temperatures, and Moscow recently had a record amount of snow dumped on the...
Winter Storm Shuts Down Cumbria
Police in Cumbria, a county in North West England bordering parts of Scotland, declared a major winter event after heavy snow fell, causing accidents and snarling traffic, reports The...
Hawaiian Volcanic Peaks Get ‘Heavy’ Snow
The Daily Mail reports that snow fell on Hawaii’s Big Island on December 1.
“Hawaii's Big Island had snow on Friday, with the peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa,...
National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisories for Montana
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued several different types of winter weather advisories for various regions in Montana on December 3.
KULR 8 in Billings, Montana reports that snow...
“Adverse Winter Weather” Blankets Germany
Most of Germany is in the midst of a sustained spell of “Adverse Winter Weather,” according to report published by Crisis 24.
“Adverse winter weather conditions are forecast across much...
Every State Hit with Below Freezing Temperatures in Late November, Heavy Snow Common
All 50 states reported temperatures that were at or below freezing on Wednesday morning, reported Fox News.
More than 200 million Americans lived in areas experiencing below freezing temperatures...
Severe Winter Storm Takes 10 Ukrainian Lives
Ten Ukrainians froze to death during a severe winter storm that struck in late November, when the country’s war compromised electric power system failed, leaving tens of thousands without...
Post Thanksgiving Snow in Buffalo, Oklahoma and New York
Snow fell after Thanksgiving across a wide swath of the United States, from Buffalo, Oklahoma to just outside of Buffalo, New York.
Below freezing temperatures and snowfall were common across...
National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Alerts for More than 10 Million Americans
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) issued winter weather alerts for a broad swath of the United States, from the U.S. Rocky Mountains through the Great Plains to the...
Arctic Freeze Makes ‘Britain Colder Than Russia’
The U.K.’s Met Office reports that an Arctic freeze that blew into the country produced temperatures in Great Britain that were colder than in Russia during the same time...