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56 cm (almost 2 ft) of snow in Tromsø on Sunday morning.
Only once in the last 97 years has there been more snow on November 3 in Tromsø, says state meteorologist Sjur Wergeland.
The snow amounts are historical for November. In 2006, 67 cm of snow was measured on November 3.
The next top listing was in 1922. At that time 59 cm were measured on November 3.
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Snow forecasting agencies have been going big on what they're forecasting the storm to dump on ski slopes by the time it blows through on Tuesday/Wednesday, with some resorts predicted to get more than a metre of snow in total up high.
So far there aren't many pretty images, but here's what Courmayeur looked like this afternoon.
© Musa SadulayevPeople walk in a park during snowfall in downtown Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.
"The last time snow in November was in Chechnya 4 years ago. A sharp cooling is due to the cyclone that has reached the south and the European part of Russia," the department reports, noting that the snow cover reaches 20 cm.
According to weather forecasts, snowfall will last for a day, till November 3, then warming is expected, RIA Novosti reports.
Due to unprecedented rainfall and extreme flooding early in the year, many farmers faced extraordinary delays in getting their crops planted, and so they were hoping that good weather at the end of the season would provide time for the crops to fully mature and be harvested. Unfortunately, a nightmare scenario has materialized instead. A couple of monster snow storms have already roared through the Midwest, and now record low temperatures threaten to absolutely wreck the rest of the harvest season.
© ABC News OneIn Mukwonago, Wisconsin, the early snowfall caused issues for drivers on the roads.
An intensifying winterlike storm dumped disruptive snowfall across parts of the Midwest on Halloween -- and many cities smashed record snowfall amounts for the holiday. The late-month storm pushed October totals to rank among the top five snowiest on record in many locations.
The heaviest snow, up to 6 to 9 inches, buried communities from southern Wisconsin to northern parts of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled across the region on Thursday, and roadway conditions deteriorated as the afternoon hours wore on and snowfall rates increased.
Brighton, Utah two days ago on Oct 30th
The month finished with a bang with solid snow falls and cold temps combining to produce quality mid-winter powder over the past few days. However, with only a handful of resorts open, keen skiers were heading into the backcountry to enjoy it, but early season avalanche danger was a risk.
Two storms moved through earlier this week with Montana seeing the most snow, Bridger Bowl receiving 35.5cms on Tuesday night. Big Sky didn't miss out with another 28cms this week, taking the October total to 129.5cms, the resort's third snowiest October in 20 years.
In Utah, the resorts around Little Cottonwood Canyon enjoyed over 30cms in the past three days and Brighton and Alta are looking more like mid-January, with both scheduled to open on November 23.
Farmers said the recent wet weather already makes for a tough harvest and Thursday's early snowfall is not making things any easier.
Soybean fields covered in snow are something farmers said they never expect to see in October. This is just the latest blow to area farmers, as they said it has already been a very difficult year.
They said at this point, they're just trying to finish up and move onto next year.
© Skijalište Sljeme
According to data from the DHMZ weather station at Puntijarka, 4 cm of snow fell on Thursday on the Sljeme peak. With temperatures hovering around 0 °C and snow on the ground, there was a real winter look to Sljeme which was covered in warm sunshine just days ago.
Several areas in Illinois have decided to reschedule Halloween trick-or-treating to this Saturday because of the cold weather and snow
Strong winds have brought down trees and power lines from Tennessee to North Dakota after tropical Storm Olga swept in from the Gulf Coast.
Forecasters say the severe storms could now hit states from Alabama to New England.
And in just a few hours, temperatures are expected to drop as much as 30 degrees as a cold front blows in from Canada.
A freeze warning has been issued for several states across the country, including Texas, regions in California, the Carolinas and Georgia.
Many of those areas will see temperatures dip into the 20s and 20s starting Thursday and continue on into Friday.
Chicago has already seen it earliest snow fall in 30 years and temperatures below zero are being registered in the Rockies and Great Basin.
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