Germany's big freeze sees temperatures hit record low for October

OBERSTDORF, Germany (AFP) Oct 25, 2003
A cold snap in southern Germany saw temperatures overnight plunge to below minus 12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit), the coldest temperature ever recorded there in October.

German meteorologists said that the mercury in the town of Oberstdorf in Bavaria plunged to minus 12.7 degrees Celsius on Friday night -- a level not seen since records began in 1936.

Swathes of Germany saw unseasonal flurries of snow during the week, with parts of Bavaria covered in a blanket 20-centimetres (eight-inches) deep.

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