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The freak weather conditions appeared to come out of nowhere, stunning people who had flocked to Woolacombe Beach in Devon to make the most of the heatwave and the start of the long break.
The popular beach was said to be cleared "in minutes" as temperatures plummeted suddenly after the cold fog suddenly appeared.
The scenes at Woolacombe Beach, north Devon, were in stark contrast to scenes up and down the country as holidaymakers and locals flocked to the beaches to soak up the sun.
Reports said that on Monday morning, the snowfall started in the higher reaches of Chenab region, especially in the surroundings of Gandoh and Bhadarwah valley.
The snowfall followed torrential rains that lashed large parts of Jammu and Kashmir bringing down the mercury by several notches.
© Amit SharmaHeavy hailstorm in Shimla on Tuesday.
High mountains of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall early Tuesday morning.
In a weather warning bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorms and squalls are "very, very likely at isolated places in Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi".
It also warned of duststorm in Rajasthan while heavy rain is expected in six northeast states.
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National Weather Service meteorologists say the desert city hit the 106-degree mark (41 degrees Celsius) just after noon.
With an excessive heat warning in effect, meteorologists predicted Phoenix could hit 108 degrees (42 degrees Celsius) before the afternoon was over. But they say thick clouds kept temperatures down.
The previous record high for May 6 was 105 degrees (40.6 degrees Celsius) in 1947.
At 106, it's 14 degrees above normal for the date.
Comment: We're seeing wild temperature swings all over the planet. The beginning of Spring has seen both brutal snow storms and scorching temperatures:
- US 'winter' storm Xanto brings all time record snow, drifts and white out conditions - in April
- Where's Spring? Below freezing temps and snow as Arctic blast set to return to UK - cold expected to last till MAY
- Early UK May bank holiday weather breaks temperature record
- "A dry winter and dismal spring": Dozens of wild horses fall victim to Southwest US drought
- Melted roads and bushfires strike Australia during catastrophic heatwave
© Amer Ghazzal/Rex/ShutterstockBeachgoers in Brighton enjoy the high temperatures.
Met Office confirms 28.7C in west London, the highest since holiday was introduced in 1978
Record-breaking temperatures have been reported as people across the UK enjoy a sizzling bank holiday Monday.
Temperatures in Northolt, west London, reached 28.7C (83.6F), making it the hottest early May bank holiday weekend on record, the Met Office said.
The record for an early bank holiday Monday was broken earlier in the day when a temperature of 24.2C was recorded at Herstmonceux, in East Sussex.
The early May bank holiday was introduced in 1978. The hottest early May bank holiday weekend was in 1995 when temperatures hit 28.6C on the Saturday.
The Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: "We have smashed the warmest bank holiday Monday for early May."
The maximum average temperatures for May are 13C in the north and 16C in the south. This weekend's hot conditions have been created by a mix of low pressure, light winds and consistent sunshine.
Comment: Last month UK temperatures topped 29C bringing the hottest April day for nearly 70 years, which was preceded by up to 4in (10cm) of snow in parts of Scotland, northern England and north Wales and Scotland faced its coldest spring for 39 years. Extreme weather is becoming the new norm!
Etienne Kapikian, a French meteorologist at Meteo France, said that it was the hottest April temperature recorded across the entire Asian continent, as well as Pakistan
The Pakistan Meteorological Department confirmed the extreme temperature was recorded in the city of Nawabshah on Monday, April 30, potentially making it the hottest April temperature ever witnessed on Earth.
In April, average temperatures in Pakistan range from 64.4F (18C) to 84.2F (29C).
Etienne Kapikian, a French meteorologist at Meteo France, said on Twitter that it was the hottest April temperature recorded across the entire Asian continent, as well as Pakistan.
His tweet prompted one person to reply: '50 Celsius? In APRIL?! RIP Pakistan.'
Another said: 'It's not like we don't get 50C but it's just that we never had it so early in the season.'
Snow in the Alps
Record snowfall, avalanches and horror storms were all part of the picture from December right up to the end of April, when 10 people died in three separate bad weather incidents.
The Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF/WSL said on Thursday that overall it had been one of the longest and whitest winters for 30 years at elevations above 1,500 metres.
Comment: Is the Gulf Stream about to collapse and is the new ice age coming sooner than scientists think?
Some related articles from the past month in France include:
- France: While snow falls in Normandy, a tornado strikes in the Marne and destroys three villages
- It's snowing on April 30th in Normandy, France
- It snowed so much in France this winter, ski resorts closed and couldn't break attendance records
- Film of huge avalanche powering down mountainside in Tignes, France
- Amazed residents film tornado touch down in Var, France
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In Winter Park, 13 inches of snow fell in the town with 18 inches reported at the nearby ski resort.
The snow fell just in time for the last weekend of skiing on Winter Park's Mary Jane, which is planning to close on May 6.
Comment: A heatwave and freezing fog, one would think it's an unlikely combination: