Extreme Temperatures

Storm drops half foot of May snow on Colorado Rockies

Chris Spears
Denver.cbslocal.com
Mon, 03 May 2021 20:56 UTC

A few inches of wet, sloppy snow fell early Monday in the foothills west of Denver.

You've heard the old saying that April showers bring May flowers, right? That is true to an extent but May also brings plenty of snow to Colorado, especially in the higher elevations outside of Denver.

Snow started falling late Sunday in the mountains west of Denver and became more widespread overnight as colder air filtered into the region. That lowered the snow level to just above 6,000 feet.

The snow was heavy and wet due to air temperatures hanging around the freezing mark. Thankfully most roads were just wet or a little slushy in the foothills, but in elevations above 9,000 feet snowpacked roads have been reported.

South Korea: Unseasonal snow falls in May, first in 22 years - up to 7 inches

Inquirer.net
Sun, 02 May 2021 13:02 UTC

The mountainous area of Gangwon Province

Unseasonal snow fell over parts of Gangwon Province over the weekend, an unlikely event for May, when early summer weather is typically seen across the country. It is the first time in 22 years that it has snowed in Korea in the month of May.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said Sunday that up to 18.5 centimeters of snow blanketed Gangwon Province from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. An influx of strong wind from the east concentrated a pack of rain clouds in mountainous regions within the province, the weather agency said.

The national weather agency had issued a heavy snow alert for mountainous regions within Gangwon Province as of 9:10 p.m. Saturday. A snow alert is issued when more than 5 centimeters of snow is forecast for a region in the coming 24 hours.

Central Russia experiences record spring snow, as Crimea suffers exceptionally cold April

Cap Allon
Electroverse.net
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:52 UTC

After an historically cold and record-smashingly snowy winter, parts of Russia - namely Siberia - have finally been experiencing a little Spring warmth; or rather they were, before this week's return of the Arctic.

"After the recent warm days, there was a breeze of cold," is how hmn.ru puts it — and to paraphrase the rest, as the translation gets jumbled, the last week of April was not only cool in and around the Moscow region, but conditions were akin to those suffered in the depths of winter, with substantial snowfall totals to match.

Eastern regions reportedly saw the greatest snow cover, which lingered on the ground for some time, long enough for children to make snowmen and have snowball fights.

Coldest April in 35 years in the Netherlands

NLTimes.nl
Sat, 01 May 2021 14:44 UTC

With an average temperature of 6.7 degrees Celsius, last month was the coldest April since 1986. The average temperature lay 3.2 degrees below the norm of 9.9 degrees in April, Weer.nl reported.

The drop in temperatures was particularly evident in Drenthe. Eelde in Drenthe recorded a total of 18 frost days in April, the highest number throughout the country. The village also measured the lowest temperatures nationwide last month. On April 26, temperatures fell to minus 4.5 degrees Celsius.

Temperatures had even been higher in February this year compared to April 2021. On February 24, temperatures crept up to 18.7 degrees, higher than the warmest temperature in April at 17.8 degrees in certain areas.

Met Office says UK has seen coldest April since 1922

Robbie Bryson
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Sat, 01 May 2021 13:17 UTC

Met Office confirms it has been the coldest April

THIS month was the coldest April for almost a century, UK weather experts have said.

The Met Office says frost and clear conditions combined for a chilly month, despite long spells of sunshine.

Provisional figures from the Met Office's National Climate Information Centre show April had the third lowest average temperature since records began back in 1884.

In fact, the average temperature in April was the lowest seen in Britain since 1922.

Lesotho covered in early snow overnight, and flurries are now on their way to South Africa

Tom Head
The South African
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:05 UTC

Our neighbours are rejoicing on Friday, after snow blanketed vast patches of land in Lesotho: These scenes bode well for snow-chasers in South Africa, too.

Let it snow, let it snow, Lesotho! The Mountain Kingdom has experienced something of a blizzard overnight, with large parts of the country now completely draped in the white stuff. What's more, this weather is now heading to South Africa.

Unseasonal snowfall covers mountains in Gangwon Province, South Korea

Yonhap News Agency
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:01 UTC

Mount Seorak in the northeastern province of Gangwon is covered with snow on April 30, 2021, in this photo provided by Seoraksan National Park Office.

Unseasonal snowfall blanketed mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, east of Seoul, on Friday, the last day of April usually known in South Korea as a season of early summer-like warm weather.

Late-night rain turned into snow in the Gangwon mountains 1,300 meters above sea level early Friday morning, with 15 centimeters of snow recorded on and around the peak of Mount Seorak, about 200 kilometers east of Seoul, as of 9 a.m., according to national park officials there.

Similar amounts of snow also piled up on other renowned Gangwon mountains, such as Mount Balwang and Mount Odae, offering unseasonal winter scenery, they said.

Heavy spring snow falls on Flagstaff, Arizona

azcentral.com
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:59 UTC

Snows in Flagstaff, Ariz. on April 27. The snow was falling at a rate of two inches per hour, but warm temps were expected to keep snow from accumulating.
Source: STORYFUL

Comment: In nearby Coconino National Forest:

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Why is this information being released now in 2021?

Adapt 2030
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:14 UTC

Artificial Intelligence has forecast Grand Solar Minimum level sunspot activity beginning now through 2050, this has made it through the main stream media. Interestingly, the same information was released in 2015 by Valentina Zharkova but denied and dismissed. Why is this solar activity information being released at this moment ? Is it to explain why all continents are experiencing crop damage and yield reductions from abnormal cold? My findings and thoughts are explained in the video. Thank you for watching.

Comment: We're entering an ice age. Its effects will likely be felt within the coming year, and its devastating consequences over the next 3-5 years.

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April 2021 is on track to be the frostiest in Britain for 60 YEARS

Colin Fernandez
Daily Mail
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:37 UTC

People walking their dog are caught in a heavy snow shower on Wimbledon Common on a cold morning with freezing temperatures on April 12

For gardeners whose flowers have been suffering from the cold, the news will come as little surprise.

This April has been Britain's frostiest in at least 60 years.

And experts warn it will cause severe damage to the harvest of plums, cherries and other soft fruit.

There have been 13 days of air frost in the past month, making it the frostiest April since records began in 1960, provisional Met Office data shows. The previous record holder was April 1970, with 11.

Despite the cold nights, the sunny weather means this month is also on course to be among the driest on record. So far there has been only 7 per cent of the average rainfall for the time of year. Mark McCarthy, of the National Climate Information Centre, said: 'We've been seeing a high frequency of frosts overnight throughout April thanks largely to persistent clear skies.'

But the conditions have caused havoc for many farmers and growers. Guy Barter of the Royal Horticultural Society said: 'Considerable damage has been experienced in many gardens with flowers such as camellia and magnolias being scorched, and cherry, plum and pear blossom injured so that the fruit crop will be reduced.'

Comment: Earlier this month France declared a national emergency after one-third of its wine production was lost to rare spring frosts.