South Africa: Winter strikes with a vengeance, some towns recording their first snow falls in almost 20 years

Winter strikes with a vengeance

http://www.news24.com
2010-06-15

Cape Town – Winter has struck with a vengeance in the Western Cape with some towns recording their first snow falls in almost 20 years.

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Victoria, Australia: Winter snow earliest, heaviest since 2000

Winter snow earliest, heaviest since 2000

http://www.weatherzone.com.au
June 12, 2009

Victoria is experiencing its best start to the snow season in a decade.

There is 56 centimetres of snow at Mt Buller and about 40 centimetres at Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Lake Mountain.

Snow reporter, Maureen Gearon, says there will be eight lifts open at Mt Buller this weekend and six lifts will be operating at other resorts.

“These are the earliest and heaviest snow falls we’ve had since 2000,” she said.

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