Extremely cold temperatures across North America blamed for at least 7 deaths

Extremely cold temperatures across North America blamed for at least 7 deaths

Several blasts of very cold Arctic air affecting North America for over a week now are blamed for the deaths of at least 7 people in the United States. As long-lived cold outbreak continues across Canada and the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast, New England…

US and Canada: Extremely cold temperatures continue, list of broken records

US and Canada: Extremely cold temperatures continue, list of broken records

Extremely cold, dangerous temperatures will continue across much of the United States and southern Canada into next week, with heavy wintry precipitation continuing across the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies into Saturday, December 30. This cold blast is both…

‘Serious temperature anomaly’ in parts of Siberia, Russia

‘Serious temperature anomaly’ in parts of Siberia, Russia

A Siberian High, also known as Siberian Anticyclone, caused serious temperature anomaly Central Siberia on November 18, 2017, causing average daily temperatures to drop 10 – 12 °C (18 – 21.6 °F) below the climatic norm. Over the past couple of days,…

New York City and Toronto experience coldest November 10 ever

New York City and Toronto experience coldest November 10 ever

On November 10, 2017, the city of Toronto, Canada registered -10.1 °C (13.8 °F), breaking its previous record for the day set it 1938. On the same day, the temperature in Central Park, New York City, US, dropped to -3.3 °C (26 °F), beating the record…

Cold temperatures break 107-year-old records in Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA

Cold temperatures break 107-year-old records in Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA

Record low temperatures were measured in both Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, October 29, 2017. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, TX recorded 2.2 °C (36 °F) on Sunday morning, October 29, breaking the previous record low for the…

Winter returns to Europe, severe blizzards, widespread frost damage

Winter returns to Europe, severe blizzards, widespread frost damage

As expected, winter has returned to Europe in the middle of spring, bringing huge amounts of snow, blizzard conditions and devastating widespread frost. While this first cold wave will be over soon, another one is already on its way toward central Europe and Balkan…

Get ready, Europe: Significant cold outbreak expected

Get ready, Europe: Significant cold outbreak expected

Current forecast models suggest a very cold air mass will descend from the Arctic down to the Mediterranean Sea over the next 10 days, reaching possibly as far south as northern Africa. If the models play out, central Europe, Balkan Peninsula, and Italy will see a…