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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 11:57 AM
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Wintry weather brings snow to Australia in midsummer
Crikey!

Australia normally experiences temperatures of 86F (30C) at this time of year, but the chances of a rare white Christmas have increased after plunging temperatures and snow swept across the east of the country.

Freezing winds from Antarctica, blown up to Australia by a low-pressure system in the Southern Ocean, gave the country a taste of the conditions that are causing havoc across Europe.

Some 11 inches of snow fell at the ski fields in New South Wales, raising the prospect that parts of the country could experience a white Christmas.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8213932/Wintry-weather-brings-snow-to-Australia-in-midsummer.html
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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 12:01 PM
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1. No bigggeee
It always snows in the summer down there. Right?
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 12:18 PM
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2. Can tell you how many Christmas's we've had in NSW, this is AMAZING
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 12:47 PM
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3. Wow. that is incredible...
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Jim__ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 12:48 PM
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4. Midsummer? So, they mark their seasons differently than we (US) do.
It always seems to me that the solstice should mark the midpoint of the season.
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 12:57 PM
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5. :( nt
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