Buenos Aires gets first snowfall since 1918

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Thousands of Argentines cheered and threw snowballs in the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday as the capital's first major snowfall since 1918 spread a thin white mantle across the region.

Wet snow fell for hours in the Argentine capital, accumulating in a mushy but thin white layer late Monday, after freezing air from Antarctica collided with a moisture-laden low pressure system that blanketed higher elevations in western and central Argentina with snow.

"Despite all my years, this is the first time I've ever seen in snow in Buenos Aires," said Juana Benitez, an 82-year-old who joined children celebrating in the streets.

Argentina's National Weather Service said it was the first major snow in Buenos Aires since June 22, 1918, though sleet or freezing rain have been periodically reported in decades since.

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Frank Dott said…
Hi, I'm from the west of Buenos Aires, It was a big day in our life, the snow is so cute, but .. did people think in all the poor people in the street? or why is snowing in buenos aires? was it a signal of the global heating? this is cute but ... i've got to remember this meteorogical signal

Base Marambio (base militar de investigaciones en el sur de la antartida)

-47ºCelciusm,is equivalent to -52 Fahrenheit.

if the annormaly in all the argentina continues , this temperature gonna make every one in the Marambio's base surely die.

I know, I know , my english is not the best
10 July, 2007 22:16
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