Four inches of snow in Johannesburg, First Since 1981 - 27 June 07 - Johannesburg
recorded its first confirmed snowfall in almost 26 years as temperatures dropped below freezing
in South Africa's largest city, grounding flights at its main airport.
The heaviest falls were over the southern suburb of The Hill, where four inches of snow fell.
Snow last blanketed Johannesburg for a single day on Sept. 11, 1981.
Light snow was also recorded in Pretoria, the capital, which last had snow on June 11, 1968.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... NaI9yDGOnc
Four inches of snow in Johannesburg
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Re: Four inches of snow in Johannesburg
Hah yeah,I followed up with this in my other thread viewtopic.php?f=3&t=94791
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More snow forecast tomorrow (for western cape though)... So far season is looking to be very snowy
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More snow forecast tomorrow (for western cape though)... So far season is looking to be very snowy
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