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Widespread Winter Weather Warnings Issued for Lesotho and Several South African Provinces
The South African Weather (SAW) service issued winter weather and storm warnings for three South African provinces and the country of Lesotho, Snow Report wrote on July 26.
Heavy snowfall...
Weak Antarctic Polar Vortex Is Keeping Temperatures in Southern South America Well-Below Normal
It is winter in the Southern hemisphere, but that alone does not account for recent temperatures in Argentina, Chile, and across parts of other nations in the southern half...
Queensland Cold Snap Recorded in More Than 80 Locations, Heavy Snow Falls
Image: Weatherzone.com.au
Queensland Australia is experiencing a cold blast, with temperatures across the south-east part of the continent about 4-8°C below the July average over the past few days. The...
Killeen, Texas Sets Daily Low-Maximum Temperature Record, and It Was Not Alone
The Killeen Daily Herald reported that the Killeen-Fort Cavasos area of Texas set a new record for its all-time daily low-maximum temperature for the date of July 23, this...
Bengaluru, India Records Its Coldest Day of the Year, More Than Three Months After Winter’s End
An unusual weather system over the Bay of Bengal and India’s coast delivered unseasonably cold temperatures to the tropical Indian city of Bengaluru.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recognizes four...
Australian Temperature and Electric Power Demand Records Are Falling
Cold temperature records have been falling across eastern Australia during a recent extended winter cold spell.
Cold temperature records have fallen all across Queensland, reports Electroverse on July 18:
Palmerville...
Eastern Australia Warnings for Damaging Winds, Snow, and Blizzards
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ABC News in Australia reports that last weeks cold front incursion continued into the weekend, saying:
Parts of eastern Australia are set for another round of fierce wintry weather, with...
Buenos Aires Is Experiencing Its Coldest July on Record
Data from Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Central Observatory shows that, as of mid-July, the city has experienced its coldest start to July on record.
“The first half of July this year,...
Winter Storm Produces Dangerous Conditions in Cape Town
Extreme sustained cold fronts blowing in from the Atlantic Oceans carried snow and heavy rain on high winds in and around Cape Town, South Africa, resulting in thousands of...
Persistent High-Pressure System Delivering Unusually Cold Winter in New Zealand
RNZ among other outlets is reporting that a persistent high-pressure system is delivering well below average temperatures and an unusually cold winter thus far in New Zealand.
“A high-pressure system...
Low Temperature Records Set During Extended Argentine Cold Spell
The Watchers has reported several cities in Argentina have seen previous cold temperature records fall during an unusually cold fall and beginning to winter in the South American country.
“As...
Antarctic Blast in Eastern Australia
Image via WeatherZone.com.au
The Daily Mail reports:
Freezing air from Antarctica will create a frosty weekend across Australia and the icy air is expected to linger into next week.
The five-day cold...
Towns Break Cold Temperature Records Across Southern Australia
A sustained polar cold front resulted in record setting cold temperatures in several locations across southern Australia in the first week of July, reports ABC News.
“Cold weather sends temperatures...
Some Scots Are Asking, “Where Has Summer Gone,” Amid Cold June and Early July
The BBC is reporting that residents of and visitors to Scotland are asking “where has summer gone,” as cold weather lingers across the country, accompanied by early July snow...
Second Coldest Day on Record Sees Tasmanian Lake Freeze
Image: Anglers Alliance Webcam, Lake Augusta
Tasmania contained the coldest location across Australia on July 3rd and 4th, with temperatures dipping to -12.9℃ degrees Celsius on July 3 in Liawenee,...
Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisories for Various South African Regions
News 24 reports that the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a variety of weather advisories resulting from a cold front that swept across a large swath of the...
Snow Keep’s Piling Up in Patagonia, Livestock Suffer
It has been an unusually cold and snowy spring and beginning of summer across Argentina and Chile, at trend that worsened further on July 3, when heavy snowstorm hit,...
South Australia Braces for Freezing Temperatures, Frost Warnings, and ‘Code Blue’
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Glam Adeliade reports:
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a frost warning for various regions in South Australia amidst ongoing cold weather conditions. Residents in the Mount Lofty Ranges,...
Australia Is Beset by an Extended Antarctic Driven Cold Spell
Image: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Polar air from Antarctica blew in over Australia, becoming locked in for an extended period as a result of dueling low and high pressure systems...
Extreme Cold Causes Exceedingly Rare Freeze of the Sea at Tierra del Fuego
Image above translation: Yesterday, Tuesday, a new natural phenomenon occurred in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, the sea near San Sebastián, north of Río Grande, froze. In images shared on...
Utah Experiences Highest Two-Year Snowfall Ever Recorded in 2023/2024
Image: USDA
With the end of the snow season in 2024 in Utah, SkiUtah is reporting that the state set a new two-year snowfall total.
“The highest 2-year total snowfall in...
Excessive Snow Prevents Planned Opening of South American Ski Resorts
Image: Las Lenas Ski Resort
It seems there really can be too much of a good thing.
A number of South American ski resorts which had opened for preview weekends early...
Below Normal Water Temperatures Pose a Danger to California Swimmers
Image via Colin McCarthy: Graphic from X post.
With early summer water temperatures off Northern and Central California’s coast well below 2024’s winter water temperatures, Californian’s are being warned to...
‘Week-Long Cold Snap’ Sets Records Across Eastern Australia
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) reported on a cold weather system that settled over eastern Australia in mid-June, setting several daily cold weather records in various towns across multiple...
Cold June Weekend in B.C. Sets Low Temperature Records
Environment Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. National Weather Service, said that an unseasonably cool airmass that drifted into the province on Sunday, June 16 had resulted in several daily...