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Unseasonable weather brings over 18 inches of snow to northern part of New Mexico

Scott Turner
Albuquerque Journal
Fri, 10 May 2019 19:37 UTC
Angel Fire Resort
Angel Fire Resort
An unseasonable and wet weather system has dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas of the northern mountains, nearly 2 inches of rain in some parts of the state and record-low high temperatures in Albuquerque in the past couple of days.

And the below-average temperatures and moisture won't be going away until the early part of next week.

"This is part of an El Niño pattern that is continuing into spring," National Weather Service meteorologist Sharon Sullivan said. "We're (the Albuquerque area) off to the wettest start since 2007."

The high temperature at the Albuquerque International Sunport was 51 degrees Friday, shattering the record for the lowest high temperature of 55 degrees for May 10 set in 1932. The temperature on the date in 2018 was 92 degrees.

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6 inches of late snowfall closes historic Mughal road in Kashmir


The News Now
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:57 UTC
snow road
The 86-km-long historic Mughal road, which connects south Kashmir with Jammu region was closed for vehicular traffic movement on Saturday due to fresh snowfall during night, a traffic police official said.

"Traffic was suspended on the historic road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region", official told TNN.

There was about five to six inches of fresh snowfall on the highway, including at Pir-Ki-Gali, he said adding snow clearance operation has been launched from both sides to put through the road which is seen as alternative to Srinagar-Jammu national highway, closed for the past three days due to landslides.

He said today traffic was to ply from Shopian to other side of the Gali as only one-way traffic will continue till further orders.
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300 Himalayan yaks died of starvation in India's northeast due to heavy snowfall


Daily Mail
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:36 UTC
Over 300 yaks starve to death
Over 300 yaks starve to death
At least 300 rare Himalayan yaks have died of starvation in the high mountains in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, close to the border with China, authorities said Saturday.

A team of local administrators and veterinarians visiting the heights of Muguthang and Yumthang in northern Sikkim discovered the animals' corpses on Friday, said government official Raj Yadav. He said the semi-domesticated animals became trapped in December after their passage to the nearest village got blocked due to heavy snowfall.

Yadav said authorities tried several times to drop feed for the Yaks by helicopter but failed due to inclement weather. "The passage was cleared five days ago, after which our team trekked to the area to discover the tragedy," he said.

The areas of Muguthang and Yumthang are favorite grazing grounds for yaks in the region.
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Fresh spring snowfall in Kedarnath, India


Times of India
Sat, 11 May 2019 18:20 UTC
snow India
Kedarnath, one of the most revered places in India, has received fresh snowfall. Part of the famous Chardham Yatra, Kedarnath in Uttarakhand holds immense religious significance and people from across the globe visit here to pray at the ancient Shiva temple in the region. The Chardham Yatra began just a few days back and the temple a Kedarnath was reopened for the devotees.

According to a tweet by ANI, the Kedarnath and nearby region is witnessing fresh snowfall. In the picture shared,one can see the sheet of white snow covering the roads and people with open umbrellas standing in a queue.

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Cloud Precipitation

Wettest 12 months in U.S. history

Bob Henson
Wunderground
Wed, 08 May 2019 12:07 UTC
Annual precipitation across the contiguous U.S.
© NOAA/NCEI.Annual precipitation across the contiguous U.S. has increased by about 7% over the past century. Blue bar shows the linear increase since 1895, while the red curve is a smoothed version of the year-to-year numbers in green. When averaged over running four-year periods (not shown), the past four years are the wettest on record for the contiguous U.S.
The 12 months ending in April 2019 were the wettest year-long period in U.S. records going back to 1895, according to the monthly U.S. climate summary issued Wednesday by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Averaged across the contiguous U.S., the total of 36.20" made the period from May 2018 to April 2019 the first year-long span ever to top 36". The old record for any 12-month period was 35.78", from April 2015 to March 2016.

Given the fierce drought-related impacts of the 2010s—including multiple deadly wildfire disasters from Tennessee to California—it may seem a bit counterintuitive that the nation has actually been getting wetter overall. Across the contiguous U.S., average yearly precipitation has risen by about 2" over the past century, from around 29" to just over 31" (see Figure 1). For the entire nation, including Alaska and Hawaii, precipitation increased by about 4% in the period from 1901 to 2015, according to the U.S. National Assessment.

Comment: For additional information on the seasonal and regional details read more here . The article does however does include some rather tiresome man-made global warming propaganda.

Also of relevance: Ice Age Farmer Report: "Wettest Winter Ever" - Farmers Desperate - Massive Solar Storm Warning

2018 was wettest year on record in over 2 dozen cities in the East, Midwest, including Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh

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Attention

10th dead humpback washes up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts


Uptoboston.com
Fri, 10 May 2019 11:43 UTC
Humpback whale carcass washes up on East Sandwich beach
© Cape Cod TimesHumpback whale carcass washes up on East Sandwich beach
The carcass of a 45-foot, 40-ton humpback whale named Vector washed up on East Sandwich Beach Monday evening. The adult female whale was first seen in 1984, according to the Center for Coastal Studies, and she often swims the waters around Maine and Massachusetts during this time of year. Sadly, she will no longer be making appearances in Cape Cod Bay waters.

Vector had been seen every year for the past 15 years in many areas of the Gulf of Maine from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, reports Mass Live. She birthed five calves over the years.

Vector's body was spotted Saturday afternoon floating in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Sharon Boutilier, a representative of IFAW, stated, "She was first known to us floating in the bay on Saturday, so she's been deceased for several days now." It took the humpback whale's body a few days to reach the shore, but on Monday evening, she came to rest on East Sandwich beach.


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'Unprecedented' wildfire season has begun in Washington, US

John Knicely
MyNorthwest.com
Fri, 10 May 2019 22:29 UTC
Wildfires
© Stephen Brashear/Getty Images
The wildfire season is off to a busy start, and state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz calls it unprecedented. With record money recently approved at the state and federal level, KIRO 7 is looking into what that means for the firefight this season.

"So far to date we've had 170 fires in Washington state," Franz told KIRO 7. "Fifty-three percent of them west of the Cascades and I have to stress that is a new phenomenon. We're not used to having that many fires west of the Cascades and we're not used to having that many fires early in the season."

The state legislature approved a record $50 million in its recent budget, and Congress and President Donald Trump approved $2 billion over the next eight years. That federal money is available staring this season.

"I was just back in D.C. last week thanking them for their leadership on that," Franz said.

Much of the federal money will provide more drones, and KIRO 7 has showed you how drones help fight wildfires. Infrared technology pinpoints hot spots in real-time. Normally firefighters have to take a glove off and use the back of their hands, feeling the ground for hot spots.

Comment: Meanwhile with insurance claims of $12bn, last year's wildfires were the most expensive in California history.

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Early snowfall hits the Eastern Cape, South Africa


All4women
Fri, 10 May 2019 13:36 UTC
Tiffindell Ski Resort
Tiffindell Ski Resort
Snow fell on Wednesday evening at the Tiffindell Ski Resort in the Eastern Cape. Winter is starting to set in across the country as temperatures dip...

Connie Retief sent in a stunning video of snow falling as she was driving from Tiffindell Ski Resort to the town of Rhodes on Wednesday evening.

The footage can be seen below courtesy of Snow Report SA .


Comment: Elsewhere in the southern hemisphere on the following day: Freezing winds, Autumn snow as temperatures plummet across Australia

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14-year-old killed in dog mauling in Dighton, Massachusetts


Boston25news
Fri, 10 May 2019 13:16 UTC
canine attack
© Angela Antunes / CC by 2.0
Police in Dighton are investigating an apparent fatal dog mauling.

Police say around 8 p.m. Thursday, a neighbor called 911 to report they found a dead teenager on Maple Swamp Road.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn's office says the teenager is a 14-year-old male from neighboring Rehoboth. It's unclear why the teen, whose name has not been released, was in the Dighton neighborhood.

Boston 25 News spoke with the owner of the property, Scott Dunmore, who called the situation heartbreaking, and said he wasn't at the property when it happened and couldn't comment further on the incident due to the investigation. He said his only concern, right now, is for the teen's family.

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Freezing winds, Autumn snow as temperatures plummet across Australia


10 Daily
Fri, 10 May 2019 12:19 UTC
SNOW
A strong cold front is sweeping across eastern Australia, with temperatures plunging by up to 10 degrees.

The front is bringing an icy change to the weather, cooling Victoria, South Australia, NSW and the ACT.

Across the east, the wind chill factor will bring temperatures down by up to 10 degrees -- and the "apparent temperature" down even further.

Apparent temperature is the temperature you actually feel as opposed to the air temp. And the way you'll feel today, if you live anywhere east of WA and south of Queensland, is really cold.

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