Vostok At -73C; Heavy Snow Pounds Hits Italian Peaks; Spring Snow Slams North America; + April Temperature History And Inconvenient Realities

Vostok At -73C

Antarctica has seen fierce lows of late, with Concordia posting four sub -70C days in a row.

Vostok has joined in too, with an anomalous low of -73C (-99.4F) registered on April 1.

Winter has commenced early at the bottom of the world.

Heavy Snow Pounds Italian Peaks

The month has started cold across European peaks as well, and snowy.

Italy’s Campo Imperatore in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, experienced significant snowfall Tuesday. The area received 36 cm (14 inches) leading to packed powder conditions on the slopes, with two ski lifts operational providing access to about 8 km of open runs.

Such a heavy dumping in April is considered rare.

Spring Snow Slams North America