Antarctica Below -80C (-112F); Relentless Snowstorms Slam Australian Alps; Mont Blanc Hits -17.7C — Coldest July Low On Record?; + Why “100-Year Floods” Happen All The Time

It’s not climate chaos—it’s math.

Antarctica Below -80C

On July 9, Dome Fuji plunged to -81.2C (-114.2F) and Vostok to -80.2C (-112.4F).

These well-below-average readings mark Earth’s coldest temperatures of 2025 so far.

For reference, Antarctica’s all-time record low stands at -89.2C (-128.5F), set at Vostok on July 21, 1983. In 2010, NASA satellites detected snow surface temps as low as -98.6C (-145.5F) — though not official, as this wasn’t the standard 2-meter air reading.

Relentless Snowstorms Slam Australian Alps

Heavy snow is continuing to pound the Aussie Alps, with no sign of a slow down.

Visibility has dropped significantly across the likes of Mt Hotham as snowfall intensifies by the hour.