20-30 F below normal temperatures invade both hemispheres signaling an early start for the Southern Hemisphere and very late spring for the Northern Hemisphere.
These abnormal temps are pelting the Middle East with rain, floods, hail and new abundant rainfall weather patterns not seen in millennia. US potato crop delayed in NW grow zone with more snow on the way, compressing the planting season into three weeks what they usually do in 2.5 months.
This year's long and record-breaking winter has left many fields of Northwest America either frozen or flooded much later than normal and, as a result, farmers are struggling to get their seeds sown on time.
"We've had the longest winter ever," said Chris Voight, director of the Washington State Potato Commission. "Normally we start planting potatoes the end of February, but this year we weren't able to start planting until April 1."
After looking at the GFS Total Snowfall 10-Day Forecast, further delays appear to be on the cards.
As much as 24 inches of snow could fall in southern Montana early next week, with Wyoming and Idaho also badly affected. The totals appear even higher in northern Colorado.
Comment: Meanwhile vast swathes of Europe has seen an unusually mild winter and spring leading to unprecedented wildfires:
More unusual heavy and out of season rains during dry Middle East locations into grassy flower lands, this time Mt Tabor in Israel. Lebanon hail and snow stranding motorists and destroying crops. Algeria record grain harvests and unusual ways people are protecting their cars from huge hail, floating swimming pool mattresses.
Near-whiteout conditions at the National Weather Service's office in Caribou, Maine in January
Spring is in full swing across most, but not all of, the United States as April begins its final week. Wintry weather has been lingering over some remote corners of the country.
Old Man Winter paid a long visit to Caribou, Maine, this year, with the town measuring at least one inch of snow on the ground for 163 consecutive days, starting on Nov. 10, 2018 and ending on April 21, 2019. This is the longest streak of its kind on record, burying the previous record of 155 days set from 2002 to 2003, according to the National Weather Service.
This unusually long stretch of snowy conditions kicked off during a stormy November when the town measured nearly 30 inches of snow. Two months later, Caribou saw its snowiest January on record when 59.8 inches fell, including a snowstorm that unloaded over 16 inches in one day.
Patrick Thorne Inthesnow.com Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:09 UTC
Heavy snowfall has been reported above 2000 metres in the Alps with the precipitation falling as rain on lower slopes.
About 80 ski areas are still open in the region - mostly resorts with glaciers, high altitude snowfields or some other snowsure reputation. The majority will, however, close on Sunday.
The snowfall has been heaviest in the Western Alps, particularly along the Italian border with France and Switzerland.
The biggest accumulation has been reported in the Monterosa region where up to 60cm (two feet) of snow is reported to have fallen in 24 hours on high slopes with rain in the valley.
Over the last few nights, temperatures in Southwest Russia have hit new record lows for the time of year.
While a slice of Northern and Western Europe basked in warm African air dragged up from the south, much of Eastern and Southern regions of the continent were descend upon by a brutal Arctic air mass from the north - this contrast serving as yet more evidence of the weak and wavy meridional jet stream associated with low solar activity.
As Spring frosts damage orchards and delay planting, and early snow falls in Australia, the growing season is shortening appreciably -- and as a result, food shortages and price increases are going global. Meanwhile, the media blames this on distractions. Time to start growing your own food today! Christian breaks it down.
West Australia earliest snow in 48 years and smashing coldest ever recorded for April temperatures, ever, as in the coldest day ever recorded. Australian wheat to 11 year lows in harvest, plus Bureau of Meteorology embroiled in another temperature manipulation scandal to cover 3rd year in a row of below normal temperatures in Australia.
Snow fell on our side of the border with Lesotho over the Easter weekend, with parts of Free State and KwaZulu-Natal getting the best of the white stuff.
If you've noticed a certain drop in temperature this weekend, you won't be the only ones. Many South Africans are now swapping their air-conditioners for heaters as winter slowly stalks us from afar. Things got chillier in Underberg and the border of Free State and Lesotho this week, and the snow came tumbling down.
As we reported on Thursday, Snow Report SA predicted that there'd be about 5cm of snow on our side: The Drakensberg Mountains are usually the first to experience a dusting when the mercury plummets, and that's exactly what we saw on Sunday.
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