All-time October low recorded in Bavaria

The bitter cold was measured at the Funtensee, a notoriously frosty lake high in the Bavarian Alps. Jörg Kachelmann from the Meteomedia weather service said conditions overnight were ideal “with brisk cold air flowing in over freshly fallen powder snow.”

Kachelmann said the alpine sinkhole could register temperatures as low as -55 degrees in the middle of winter by similar conditions, making it in his estimation the coldest spot in Germany. But he said the Funtensee was likely to be a balmy 35 degrees warmer by Wednesday, as the Alpine Föhn wind is expected to push temperatures up to 10 Celsius.

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Food For Thought:
From Meteorologist John Coleman's letter: "There is no run away climate change. The impact of humans on climate is not catastrophic". But how can one be so sure, when other forms of nature tampering; e.g., pesticides, food refining/processing, mercury inclusion have been VERY catastrophic!!