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Below Freezing Temperatures Prompt Emergency Service Warnings in Gauteng, South Africa

Emergency services in Gauteng province South Africa have issued a rare winter weather warning to residents “while the province experiences extreme weather conditions,” in the form of unusual extreme...

Millions ‘Hit by Brutal Cold,’ in Australia

Image above: Australian temperature gradient map from weatherzone.au. News.com.au reports that millions of Australians across the continent are facing a cold front with extremely high winds, expected to deliver “brutal...

South African Cold Front Brings Snow to Unexpected Locations

Image above, from Twitter: "For the first time since 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa enjoyed a dusting of snow, just enough for snowballs, snowmen and snow angels." Kids were filmed making...

July Record Low High Temperatures Set in the Mountain West

While portions of the southern United States sweltered under a heatwave in late June and early July, parts of the Mountain West, were setting records for their lowest high...

Saskatchewan Experienced Record Cold July 5th Temperatures

Discover Moosejaw reports that Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, set a new record for cold temperatures on July 5. Normally, the average high temperature in Moosejaw in July is 26.1℃ (78.8℉) and...

Cold Wave ‘Blast’ for Eastern Australia, Expected to Dump Deep Snow

The Australian news website, News.com.au says that a strong cold front blasted into the Eastern Coast of Australia delivering heavy snow in its train. “A series of vigorous cold fronts...

Cold Front Turns Parts of South Africa into a ‘Winter Wonderland’

Image above: forecast for snow in South Africa, image via VoxWeather on Twitter. News24 reports that winter has come early to parts of South Africa delivering heavy snow to parts...

Cool Spring and Lingering Snow Result in Record Low Wildfires for Late-Spring in Alaska

Above: Wildfire smoke in Alaska seen by satellites in 2019. Image: NASA Earth Observatory. The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) is reporting that a cool spring and...

Chile Hit with First Major Snow of the Winter

The first major snowstorm of the season has blanketed parts of Chile, and the country’s ski resorts are cheering, according to Powder.com. The operators of Ski Portillo, a major...

New Zealand’s First Winter Storm of 2023 is Coming

WeatherWatch of New Zealand reports: A very large low pressure zone will engulf NZ this weekend bringing severe gales, heavy snow, downpours and a drop in temperatures nationwide. It is a...

Las Vegas Sets All-time Record for Consecutive Days Below 100°F

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas reported on Twitter Tuesday that they had 291 consecutive days of high temperatures below 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the longest streak...

Snow Persists in Utah’s Alta Ski Area

According to POWDER magazine, despite the end-of-season closure at Alta Ski Area back in April, there is still significant snow pack on the mountain. One trail in particular, called Main...

A Cold and Gloomy June in California

The Washington Post published an article "It’s been unusually cold and gloomy in California. What’s going on?" saying that California has seen well below normal temperatures for the month...

Southeast Australia Sees Coldest June Morning in Decades

Record-breaking cold temperatures for June were recently recorded in Southeast Australia, with several areas breaking records held for decades. According to a report in The Guardian, Canberra, Australia saw a...

Snowfall on Mount Washington Sets June Record

With more than half of the month of June still ahead, the observatory on Mount Washington in New Hampshire reported that by June 12, Mount Washington had set new...

Summertime Cold Records Being Set Across Europe

Image above: Cool greens show minimum temperatures in the 10°C (50°F) range across Europe. Source: Climate Reanalyser May and June have felt more like winter than summer across a large...

Cold Front Clobbers Boulder with Heavy Hail

“As severe weather hit the Front Range on Monday, Boulder residents saw streets turn into rivers of rain and hail,” reported KUSA 9News in Denver. As attested to by the...

Iowa Cities Set June Cold Temperature Records

Throwing off pleasant spring temperatures, a cold front that swept across Iowa produced new cold temperature records for several cities and towns in the state for the date of...

New Zealand Receives Coldest Temperatures of the Year

Image above: New Zealand Met Service on Twitter says: “…it was the coldest morning of the year for a few of our airport stations in the central and northern...

First Major Snowstorm of The Season at Australia’s Biggest Ski Resort

Image above: Opening day at Perisher Ski resort. Source: Instagram As the Southern Hemisphere moves into winter, colder temperatures combined with weather fronts coming from the cold regions near the...

‘Heavy Snow’ Results in Travel Warnings for Rio Negro, Argentina

Canal 5 Noticias (C5N), an Argentinian news channel, reports that heavy snow blanketed the town of San Carlos de Bariloche (Bariloche) and the central province of Rio Negro on...

May Temperatures Below Normal at Australia’s Antarctic Sites

Each of Australia’s three Antarctic Research Stations recorded below normal temperatures for May 2023, reports the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM). Australia’s three Antarctic research stations, Mawson, Davis, and Casey...

‘Wintery Weather Cold Snap’ in New Zealand Brings Subzero Temperatures and Snow

Above map shows: The level of Frost Risk based on the Minimum Temperature in (°c), GFS model data provided by NOAA. A surprisingly severe cold spell blew across New Zealand...

Snowfall Ushers in June in Colorado

Image above from a tweet from Sydney Jackson, morning meteorologist with KKTV 11, Colorado Springs. As reported by Storyful in a story carried by Yahoo News, snow fell in the...

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,...