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Strong cold front freezes vast parts of northern China


CGTN
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:47 UTC
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A strong cold front has swept parts of northern China in recent days, bringing ice rain and snow.

A local meteorological center said that the snowy weather is conducive to soil moisture, ensuring smooth spring plowing and sowing.

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Michigan's total snowfall this winter shows heaviest area over 20 feet of snow

Mark Torregrossa
MLive
Sun, 23 Apr 2023 14:39 UTC
Total snowfall for the snow season of 2022-2023
© Mark Torregrossa/Scott Levin | MLiveTotal snowfall for the snow season of 2022-2023 through April 22, 2023 )
For some Michigan cities the snow tallies for this winter did pile up much higher than normal. Like many winters in Michigan we can also find areas that had less than normal snow amounts.

Far southern Michigan had about normal snowfall this winter. Most cities in southern Michigan have come between 5 inches below normal and 5 inches above normal for the snow season. The Grand Rapids area has had over 33 inches more snow that normal.

Just up the road at Muskegon the snowfall has only tallied 60 inches, which is 27 inches below normal. Working our way up into northwest Lower, most cities had just slightly above normal snowfall. Traverse City at 114.5 inches of total snow is 14 inches above normal. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette both have significantly more than normal snow totals.
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April cooldown to plunge across US with over 11 million under frost, freeze threats

Chris Oberholtz
Yahoo! News
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:02 UTC
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It's another temperature roller-coaster ride across much of the nation as another cold front will send temperatures plunging as we move into the weekend.

Millions of people are currently under a winter or temperature alert.

The FOX Forecast Center says temperatures would go from well above average to well below average for a majority of the US. For many, this could equate to nearly a 30- to 40-degree temperature drop within 24 hours.

"For the past couple of weeks, we've been talking about temperatures warming up being anywhere between 10 to 20 degrees above average," FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazier said. "But look at how many people are going below average - nearly 200 million of you by (Sunday). And it's pretty much the midsection of the country."
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Indonesia: Magnitude-6.1 offshore earthquake occurs in Banda Sea, April 22


Crisis24.garda.com
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 10:56 UTC
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A magnitude-6.1 offshore earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea around 17:23 April 22. The epicenter was about 320 km (70 miles) east of Katobu, South East Sulawesi Province. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 44 km (27 miles), and light shaking was probably felt throughout the Banda Sea, far eastern parts of South East Sulawesi Province and far western parts of Maluku Province.

There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake, and significant damage is unlikely. It could take several hours until authorities can conduct comprehensive damage assessments, especially in remote areas. Aftershocks are likely over the coming days; one magnitude-5.5 aftershock has occurred. The event has not prompted any tsunami advisories.
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Early snowfall recorded in Brazil - historic cold March for Guadeloupe - 19 US resorts broke all-time snowpack records

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:37 UTC
first snow Santa Catarina
© Photo: Cristiano Gomes/NSC TVOne day after the first snow of the year, Santa Catarina recorded the lowest temperature of 2023 this Friday (21).
Last night, Brazil witnessed an early taste of winter.

Exceptionally-rare April snow hit the highlands of Santa Catarina do Sul at Bom Jardim da Serra (3280 ft asl).According to meteorologists, "this is one of the earliest snowfalls ever recorded in Brazil".

Temperatures have also crashed, with daytime highs across the Brazilian highlands holding below 10C (50F) — record-breaking.

Reports are currently thin on the ground where this news is concerned — more to come, soon...

Historically Cold March For Guadeloupe

The Caribbean has been holding unusually frigid for the past six-or-so months.

Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea, just suffered its third coolest March of the past 70 years.While in nearby Martinique, located 150km to the south, March 2023 finished with an average temperature of 25.8C (78.4F), which is 0.2C below the baseline.
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Snow and hail in Saudi Arabia blankets Taif region


The National (UAE)
Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:07 UTC
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There was more than a flurry of surprise for parts of Saudi Arabia shortly before iftar on Wednesday, as heavy snow and hailstorm hit the Taif region, blanketing streets and delaying traffic.

Some motorists stopped to capture what is a rare occurrence for spring in the kingdom, with many posting videos and images on social media.

As the hailstones and snow built up on the streets and pavements, the Taif Municipality's field teams used bulldozers to clear roads and neighbourhoods.

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Late-season storm brings more snow to the Sierra Nevada


Independent (UK)
Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:18 UTC
Winter Weather California
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The winter that wouldn't quit showed up again in the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada on Tuesday.

The fast-moving, blustery storm wasn't expected to last long, but it was enough to require chain controls on some trans-Sierra highways and add to staggering snowfall totals left by an exceptional series of winter storms.

"A blast back to some wintry weather today with wind and snowfall," the Mammoth Mountain ski resort wrote on its web page. The early morning temperature was just 18 degrees (-8 Celsius).
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The 17 resorts in the U.S. that have set snowfall records this season

Brent Thomas
SnowBrains
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:48 UTC
Heavenly Resort on March 10, 2023.
© Heavenly Mountain FBHeavenly Resort on March 10, 2023.
It has been a winter to remember, especially in the western United States. California and Utah saw huge snowfall totals. All these resorts are raising a banner for record snowfall during the 2022/23 season.

The list is in ascending order based on total snowfall. All snow totals are from April 15, 2023, meaning they could still add to their already impressive records.

Snowfall Records

Eagle Point, UT - 367 inches
Cherry Peak, UT - 459 inches
China Peak, CA - 549 inches* (701 inches at summit)
Heavenly, CA - 566 inches
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Palisades Tahoe resort in California breaks all-time snowfall record with 710 inches of snow


SnowBrains
Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:37 UTC
The 2016-2017 snowfall record was finally broken on April 18th, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe
© Palisades TahoeThe 2016-2017 snowfall record was finally broken on April 18th, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe
Palisades Tahoe has had the most iconic year yet, unveiling the Base to Base Gondola, opening the new high-speed six-pack Red Dog Chair, hosting the Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup, and now Mother Nature has gifted Palisades Tahoe with the most snowfall since the turn of the millennium, breaking the previously held record of the 2016-2017 season.

With last night's snowfall of 10 inches, the previously held record of 707 inches of snowfall for the 2016-2017 season has been broken as Palisades Tahoe is now sitting at 710 inches of snow, which is 178% of its average season snowfall of 400 inches.
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Late season winter storm drops up to 22 inches of snow in parts of Wisconsin

Rich Kremer
wpr.org
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:40 UTC
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A late season winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some parts of Wisconsin Sunday night into Monday morning. The latest accumulation leaves the Twin Ports area of Duluth and Superior just short of an all-time record.

The latest system created a wide range of snow totals with southeastern Wisconsin seeing 1 to 3 inches and between 5 and 19 inches in the far western and north-central parts of the state.

The Town of Northfield in Jackson County reported 22 inches of new snow. Black River Falls, slightly southeast of Northfield, reported 19.5 inches as of 8:48 a.m.

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