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Icicles in Calgary March 31, 2018.
According to Environment Canada, three locations - Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Pincher Creek will remember Saturday as the coldest March 31 on record.
A cold front passed through the southwest corner of the province Saturday morning dropping temperatures in places like Cardston by 15 degrees within an hour.
Grande Prairie dropped to -30 C overnight breaking an 83-year-old record. Pincher Creek hit -21 C, edging an 82-year record, and Red Deer hit -22 C, breaking a record low of -19.4 C that was set in 1975.
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Mother nature dumped anywhere from 5-9 inches of new snowfall overnight Friday, into Saturday morning, March 31st.
A fierce snowstorm, combined with strong winds and temperatures significantly below average for this time of year, created treacherous conditions for drivers across much of the state. More than a foot of snow fell in the hardest-hit areas of central Minnesota overnight Friday and early Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.
The Twin Cities also saw its fair share of snowfall, with 2.8 inches officially recorded at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by morning. More snow fell to just north: 5.5 inches and 6.1 inches were recorded in Andover and St. Cloud, respectively.
31.03 Night snowfalls in the plain of the canton of Uri made the A2 unusable on Saturday morning.
31.03 Night snowfalls in the plain of the canton of Uri made the A2 unusable on Saturday morning. The highway had to be closed in both directions by the time the snowplows were cleared. The important North-South road link was partially reopened around 8.00 am. However, vehicles could only use the Gotthard Tunnel in dropper mode.
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Temperatures have dipped more than 10 degrees lower than normal in many parts of Saskatchewan.
Temperatures have dipped more than 10 degrees lower than normal in many parts of Saskatchewan.
From The Weather Network spring forecast...
Much of Canada has struggled to maintain any consistent warm weather, and that struggle will continue through most of April as winter will still have a few more parting shots for most Canadians. The coldest weather (relative to normal) will be found across western and central Canada.
British Columbia
The arrival of consistent spring weather will be delayed this year across the province. Cooler than normal temperatures are expected, especially during the first half of the season across most of B.C.
Prairies
Consistent spring weather will be delayed this year as we expect a colder than normal March and April across the region.
Ontario and Quebec
A sluggish start to spring is expected as colder than normal temperatures will dominate during the second half of March and much of April. In addition, we have a higher than typical threat for winter-like storms, especially for central and northern regions.
Finnmark, Norway
Since Friday, the only road leading to Berlevåg, county road 890, has been largely closed due to the danger of avalanche. It was managed to be opened for short periods of time on Sunday and Monday by Norwegian Public Roads Administration. On Tuesday evening, a Hurtigruten ship was allowed to dock in the village, which was empty of food supplies like vegetables and milk. The avalanche danger level remains high, level 4 on many parts in Norway's Lapland (Finnmark).
Comment: This winter has brought unprecedented events to the entire North hemisphere - and winter in the southern hemisphere wasn't much different:
- Italian farmers predict crop shortage because of heavy rains while El Niño causes Peru's grape exports to drop 11%
- 'Avalanche' of sand-covered snow buries cars at Russian ski resort
- Avalanche kills two Alpine Rescue members in Italy
- Record breaking frosts in central Russia
- Another metre of snowfall forecast for Easter in the Alps
- Over 1,000 evacuated from floods in Altai Krai, Russia due snow melt and ice jams
Snow in the Alps
After a mostly sunny weekend conditions have been turning snowier, particularly in the Western Alps, and up to two feet (60cm) of snow is now being forecast, much of that for Wednesday.
But the (less certain) longer term forecast is for it to keep snowing through the Easter weekend and in to the first week of April next week.
Avoriaz (pictured) says it expects 65cm of snow by Friday and nearly a metre by this time next week.
Torrential rain causes flash floods in Belo Horizonte in Brazil
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Comment: All over the planet we're seeing the seasons behaving erratically, and most notably extreme cooling - all signs of an impending ice age: