29 Jun 11 - The southern parts of Brazil, a tropical country, have been
stricken by record low temperatures, while several towns of Rio Grande
do Sul and Santa Catarina have reported snow.
The temperature fell to minus 8.8 Celsius (about 23F) in the small town
of Urupema on Tuesday, while in Cambara do Sul, along the southern
border, the temperature dropped to minus 6.2C.
Three cities of the southern region also recorded record-low
temperatures for the year on Tuesday. The lowest was in Curitiba,
capital of Parana state, where the temperature hovered around one degree
above zero.
In Sao Paulo state, in the southeastern region, temperatures also fell
to record-low levels: in Sao Paulo the mercury fell to 2.3 degrees, the
lowest since 2003, and in Campos do Jordao the temperature dropped to
3.8 degrees below zero, the lowest since 1998.
See entire article
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=701008&publicationSubCategoryId=200
Thanks to Marc Morano for this link
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