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Heavy Snow Falls in Arizona, Flagstaff Especially Affected
Arizona’s Department of Transportation (ADOT) warned drivers to stay off the roads if they could as an intense winter storm, accompanied by ice and heavy snow, made its way...
Arctic Blast Brings Lowest Temperatures in Decades to Siberia
AccuWeather reports that as 2023 begins Siberia is experiencing the coldest temperatures that is has seen since 2002, setting several local records.
“The coldest air on Earth plunged into Siberia...
Heavy Snow in North Carolina Prompts Winter Storm Warnings
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued Winter Weather Warnings and Wind Advisories for mountainous regions of North Carolina on January 13 and 14, reported the Charlotte Observer.
“Snowfalls greater than...
Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort Closes Due to Too Much Snow
The website outherecolorado.com reports, “…California's Mammoth Mountain reporting 441 inches at their summit thus far this season. This follows a storm that delivered between six and seven-and-a-half feet at...
Sao Paulo Starts 2023 Off Relatively Chilly
The heart of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s summer is off to a chilly start, as Electroverse reports that the average temperature for January thus far has been far below the...
Sydney Setting New Records for Extended Below Average Temperatures
ABC News, Australia reports, “Sydney has longest spell of days below 30℃ in 140 years.”
Although Sydney has warmed up a bit, more resembling summer, since a pre-Christmas cold spell,...
Salt Lake City’s Snow Laden December Followed Up with More Snow to Start 2023
ABC 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah reports two “troughs that will bring ample moisture to the Beehive State,” are headed to Salt Lake City and the areas surrounding...
Heavy Sustained Snow Creates “Travel Chaos” Across Norway
Heavy snow had public officials in Oslo, Norway requesting commuters stay home for several days during the first week of 2023.
The Local, Norway’s English language news, reports commuters were...
California Mountain Snowpack Highest in 40 years, More to Come
With more snow expected this season, the snowpack in California’s mountains is 179 percent above its historical average going into the heart of winter, according to Electroverse.
And snow in...
“Huge January Snowstorm” Sets Daily Snowfall Record in Minneapolis-St. Paul
“ fourth-largest snowstorm on record in the month of January and the largest since 1982,” according to Fox 9 News, dropped more than 15 inches of snow in some...
Major Winter Storm aka “Bomb Cyclone” Clobbering California
A major winter storm, with winds gusting up to near hurricane strength is moving through northern California. Dubbed a “bomb cyclone” due to its very fast central pressure drop,...
Late 2022 Winter Storm Dips South Into Mexico
Mexico did not escape unscathed from the large arctic cold front that battered Canada and the United States to close out 2022, reports El Pais. Writing for El Pais,...
Winter Weather Alerts Greet the Midwest as It Rings in the New Year
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Winter Weather Alerts for a large section of the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states to begin 2023.
“A powerful storm system that...
Heavy Snow Kills in Japan for the Second Time in December
Fox News reports that a second round of heavy snow and cold weather has once again resulted in deaths in Japan.
The first round of winter weather related deaths came...
“Prolonged Winter Storm” Impacts Millions, Leaving Millions Without Power, Killing Dozens
“Over the past week, this winter storm brought dangerously cold temperatures, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding to almost the entirety of the US, wrecking Christmas plans along the way,”...
Florida Sees Coldest Christmas in 33 Years
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports:
Temperatures dropped down into the 20s early Sunday morning across northern and central Florida and a hard freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m....
Record Cold in Alberta Prompts Electric Grid Alerts
Record setting cold temperatures in Alberta have resulted in record setting demand for electricity across the province, prompting the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to issue “Grid Alert” and...
Heavy Snow in Japan Leaves Hundreds of Drivers Stranded
Satellite image above from the Japan Meteological Agency (JMA) shows the cold front which produced heavy snow is now headed out to sea.
Heavy snow in northwest Japan clogged highways...
Colorado Activates National Guard Ahead of Extremely Cold Weather
With “life threatening cold” expected in much of Colorado this week, Governor Jared Polis activated more than 100 Colorado National Guard members Tuesday December 20, as the state prepares...
Arctic Outbreak: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ to Disrupt Christmas Travel in Much of the U.S.
Fox Weather reports on an upcoming severe winter weather event:
A dangerous blizzard could become a bomb cyclone as it wallops the Midwest and Great Lakes later this week, with damaging winds also spreading...
‘High Impact’ Winter Storm Expected to Impact Much of the United States Christmas Week
AccuWeather, USA Today, and the New York Times, among other news outlets are warning that a major winter storm is expected to bring extreme cold, high winds, and heavy...
Winter Comes Early to New England, Heavy Snow and Cold Disrupt Power and Travel
Just a week before the official start of winter, an arctic blast brought snow, ice, and below freezing temperatures to New England, resulting in downed power lines and streets...
Blizzard Strands Hundreds of Travelers Across the Great Plains
AccuWeather reports that a large winter storm dumped feet of snow across the northern Great Plains of the United States, snarling traffic, forcing road and airport closures and flight...
Australia Experiences the Lowest Early Summer Temperature on Record
WeatherZone.Au reports on a significant record-breaking cold snap in New South Wales, Australia:
Perisher Valley just registered Australia’s equal lowest summer temperature on record after plunging to -7ºC early this...
Unusually Cold Temperatures, Blizzard Conditions, Kill Livestock and Workers in China
Extremely cold temperatures and blizzard conditions in late November resulted in the deaths of hundreds of livestock in Northern China and neighboring Mongolia, and seven construction workers in Altay,...