Snow And Freezing Weather

Buenos Aires, Argentina has not seen snowfall since 1918. Well, until yesterday, that is. An hours long snowfall left a coating of snow all over the area. This follows close on the heels of a record-shattering cold snap that has left a number of people dead from exposure.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – 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……..

……The snow followed a bitter cold snap in late May that saw subfreezing temperatures, the coldest in 40 years in Buenos Aires. That cold wave contributed to an energy crisis and 23 deaths from exposure.

Two more exposure deaths were reported on Monday.

Argentina should immediately issue a plea for Al Gore to not visit Buenos Aires. Otherwise they might have to buy snowplows.