Martin Crozier wrote:

Colin

It seems that some new records have been set in the past 24 hours -
http://www.terradaily.com/2005/05030....3to5ksvv.html

The quoted figure for Berchtesgarten of minus 43.6 seems to be well below
the figures you mention for Bavaria - it looks a bit suspect to me unless
the station is at altitude. My hazy memories of the place are of a pleasant
lakeside village, which, although surrounded by mountains, wouldn't seem to
be a serious frost hollow. Do you have any info from more reliable sources
on this?

An office mate comes from Bavaria and even he agrees that it's been very
cold there. He's spent the last two weeks berating us British people for
our inability to cope with a litle bit of snow!

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Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/