A piece of frigid Antarctic air pushed north over southern South America this past week bringing rare heavy snowfalls to many places including Santiago. Frost and temperatures below -5C (22F) have been observed in parts of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay with parts of the Andes crippled by metres deep snow and temperatures down to -25C.
This cold wave is said to be the worst in many decades and one of the worst in recorded history.
#nieve #Santiago con lindas postales pic.twitter.com/co7B17xRZe
— Bernardo Chavez (@Bernardneuro) July 15, 2017
-25,4°C à #Bariloche #Argentina (nuit claire & sols enneigés), record absolu de froid à la station (-21,1°C 30/6/1963) si valeur confirmée.. pic.twitter.com/wlUrPKLpEh
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 16, 2017
#neige abondante en #Patagonie, ici à la station de ski Chapelco #Argentina, 50 cm dépassés + congères #nieve #Patagonia
via @cerro_chapelco pic.twitter.com/PV0PwYXyFU— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 14, 2017
#neige à #Bariloche #Patagonia #Argentina, forte offensive de l'#hiver sur le sud de l'Argentine et du Chilipic.twitter.com/aw2aBrBiME
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 14, 2017
#Santiago après la #neige (rare) de ce 15 juillet, avec les Andes en fond
magnifique ! #snow #Chile
pic @JorgeATroncoso via @meteochile_dmc pic.twitter.com/QGlDLISPms— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 15, 2017
#nieve #Santiago con lindas postales pic.twitter.com/co7B17xRZe
— Bernardo Chavez (@Bernardneuro) July 15, 2017
Temperaturas mínimas de hoy: la zona de Bariloche se "sale de la escala" en el gráfico, por ser -25.4°C un valor extremo tan bajo. pic.twitter.com/vun02wQQtI
— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) July 16, 2017
périphérie sud de l'agglomération de #Santiago #Chile (San Bernardo) après la #neige ce 16 juillet, les #Andes en fond #nieve
via @fdo2000 pic.twitter.com/JwXMJ1a4vZ— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 17, 2017
OLA POLAR❄️|Temperaturas(°C) mínimas de hoy.
Bariloche -16.9
Santa Rosa de Conlara -12
Uspallata -12
San Carlos (Mza) -11
Chapelco -10.6 pic.twitter.com/dL8Eo2ZXC4— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) July 17, 2017
Le #froid patagonien a progressé plus au nord ce 18 juillet. Par exemple, #gelées remarquables au #Paraguay, -4.5°C à Mariscal Estigarribia pic.twitter.com/qBcPmEc8LH
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 18, 2017
scène peu courante dans le sud #Brésil: le grattage de pare-brise!
fortes gelées ce 18 juillet, proches -5°C par endroits #OlaDeFrio #Brasil https://t.co/VxJU36CsZZ— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 18, 2017
gelées dans le sud du #Brésil ce 18 juillet, localement jusqu'à -7,4°C à Bom Jardim da Serra, -6°C à Urubici ou -4,8°C à São Joaquim #froid pic.twitter.com/nLOcbWYTHR
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) July 18, 2017
IMAGEM | Belíssimas paisagens no Alto da Serra do Botucarai (região de Soledade) em fotos de Robson Portela Dipp. pic.twitter.com/YV2FQlwNfm
— MetSul.com (@metsul) July 19, 2017
BREAKING: Cold Front Hits Brazil’s Parana Coffee Regions With Frost In 3-Day Attack and temperatures dip to 0 and -1 https://t.co/zRYeajKO6o pic.twitter.com/QlRREnQ4M1
— Maja Wallengren (@SpillingTheBean) July 18, 2017
From a Brazilian friend. Rio Grande do Soul in the south of Brazil receiving snow for first time in ~50 years. pic.twitter.com/wtIycjMQNE
— Lawrence Hamtil (@lhamtil) July 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/boleadorcharrua/status/876503250928898049
Check out this incredible visible satellite view of the heavily snow covered Andes following the recent snowfall.
Credit: NASA
Featured image source: http://plus55.com/brazil-culture/2016/06/extreme-cold-kills-five-in-sao-paulo
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