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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on August 16, 2016, 05:49:46 PM

Title: Sweden was hit with summer snow
Post by: Mark on August 16, 2016, 05:49:46 PM
Northern Europe was hit with some weird August weather in the past week, as summer snows fell in Sweden and a city in Saxony experienced its coldest temperature on record.

Åre, Sweden was hit with summer snow Thursday, and while temperatures across Sweden are expected to stay between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit, ski resort owners were thrilled to see the snow.



“Of course not everyone thinks, as we do, that snow in August smells like longing for winter and skiing. We love the winter even in summer,” Marie Lithén, who owns restaurant Bistrologiskt, told The Local.


Read more: Europe Hit With Frigid Weather, Snow In August | The Daily Caller (http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/12/europe-hit-with-frigid-weather-snow-in-august/#ixzz4HTIjjotu)