Coldest May Lows In 70-Years Hit Wangaratta, Australia; Argentina Cold; Almost 7-Feet Of June Snow Traps Hikers In German Alps; Snow Set For Scotland; + Arctic Sea Ice Tracking 30-Year Average
Honest data prove the Arctic isn't melting, but many people have yet to get the memo owing to incessant propaganda.
Coldest May Lows In 70-Years Hit Wangaratta, Australia
Parts of Australia have been shivering in recent weeks, some set records in May.
According to the books and as reported by wangarattachronicle.com.au, the city of Wangaratta, Victoria endured its coldest May mornings in at least 70 years.
Last month, Wangaratta posted a total of seven days with minimums below -3C (26.6F). This made for a new record in books dating back to the 1950s, comfortably breaking the old benchmark of five days below -3C set during the May of 2006.
The city also registered its coldest-ever May low: the -4.1C (24.6F) on May 19.
May's anomalies are continuing into June for many.
The new week looks chilly, with additional record lows on the cards for some:
Argentina's Cold May
It has proved a cold (and snowy) May for much of South America, particularly for Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Argentina.
Historic cold struck Chile:
"Since 1950 onwards (i.e., in the last 74 years), we have not had such an intense cold spell in May," said Raul Cordero, Climatologist at the University of Santiago. Rare snowfall also struck the capital city on May 7.
Further south, Patagonia was "absolutely buried" in mid-May, with locals claiming a "historical event":
"Patagonia is absolutely buried," says David Owen, of Andes backcountry guiding service PowderQuest. “Everyone has been blown away. The locals are claiming this is an historical event."
Argentina's capital Buenos Aires notably shivered (despite the UHI effect).
In May, the average max was pegged at -2.9C below the 1991-2020 norm, the min at -2.2C, with the overall avg coming in at -2.3C. According to @Argen_weather on X, this made for the city's 7th coldest May in record books dating back to 1906.
6 Feet Of June Snow Traps Hikers In German Alps
Over the weekend, a rescue operation was launched to evacuate dozens of stranded hikers on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, after an out-of-season snowstorm blew in.
According to the Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service, 29 hikers were attempting to scale the 2,962-meter (9,718-foot) peak but at 2,500 meters were unable to continue due to the accumulated snow, which reached depths of 2 meters (6.6 feet) in some areas.
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