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EARLIEST SNOWFALL ON RECORD IN SD

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Parts of South Dakota are buried under eight inches of snow


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Updated: 9/11/2014 |By Reuters, Reuters

Frost hits crops in Canadian province of Alberta

Freezing temperatures covered much of the Western Canadian province of Alberta early on Thursday, raising the risk of damage to wheat, barley and canola crops that did not fully develop.



Calgary firefighters move trees that damaged cars, blocked roads and fallen on power lines during a summer snow storm in Calgary.

WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) - Freezing temperatures covered much of the Western Canadian province of Alberta early on Thursday, raising the risk of damage to wheat, barley and canola crops that did not fully develop.
Overnight temperatures included lows that were just slightly below freezing to well below, according to Environment Canada data. The national weather service reported a low of -6 Celsius (21.2 Fahrenheit) at Edmonton, with the temperature in the provincial capital hovering between -4 and -6 Celsius during a five-hour period.
Significant lows were also recorded at Lloydminster (-5.3 Celsius), Peace River (-3.1 Celsius), Red Deer (-4 Celsius) and points in between.
Parts of southern Alberta escaped the frost.
The neighboring provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba mostly avoided the deep freeze.
Factors such as the duration of cold weather, how far below freezing temperatures reach and the stage of crop development determine the extent of frost damage. Temperatures lower than -2 Celsius that last for several hours can kill crops.
Canada is the world's sixth-largest wheat producer and biggest grower of canola, a seed that is crushed for its oil and meal.

(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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Snowflakes in September

An unusually early snowstorm dumps as much as 14 inches of snow onto Calgary. See gallery
A jogger runs through the snow at Nose Hill Park during an early year snow fall in Calgary, Alberta, September 8, 2014.


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Rare snowstorm slams Rockies states, South Dakota

AP Photo: Gillette News Record, Tim Goessman
Terry Chandler clears snow off her car before heading to work Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in Gillette, Wyo.

2 hr ago By BOB MOEN of Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — It's still summer, but a snowstorm blanketed parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana and Colorado, setting early snowfall records in some places, covering lawns and flower gardens and providing a preview of what is to come.
The snowstorm dumped up to 20 inches of snow in parts of Wyoming on Wednesday and Thursday and sent overnight temperatures plummeting into the 20s in some areas.
AP Photo: The Cody Enterprise, Raymond Hillegas
In this Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 photo, Livingston Elementary first-grader Jesse Birky enjoys playing in the snow during recess in Cody, Wyo.

While snow in September is rare, it isn't unusual for local residents used to wild swings in the weather.
"I don't mind it; it is what it is," said Deann Meyer of Buffalo, Wyoming, where up to 10 inches of snow fell. "It's going to be 80 next week. That's what the weather says. Of course, that could change."
Still, it was the earliest snowfall on record for parts of Wyoming and southwest South Dakota. Temperatures hovered around freezing in Denver, forcing many gardeners to wrap their plants for protection.
Hard frosts were reported in western Montana. Kalispell reported a record low of 23 degrees Friday morning while Missoula's record low was 25, compared with 28 in 1988.
Chuck Baker, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming, said the blast of wintry weather originated in the northern reaches of Canada. "It was pretty potent for this time of year," Baker said.
The heavy, wet snow snapped off tree branches and caused power outages in Buffalo and the surrounding area.
Some roads and highways had slick spots Friday morning. Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park in Montana was closed temporarily earlier in the week, but otherwise travel was not hampered.
AP Photo: The Cody Enterprise, Raymond Hillegas
A doe and her fawn forage on a patch of grass that was not blanketed with snow in Nielson Park in Cody, Wyo., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014.

The National Weather Service reported 20 inches of snow falling in the Bighorn Mountains in north-central Wyoming.
Eight inches fell in Custer, South Dakota.
The 3 to 5 inches that fell in Cody, a busy summer tourist town in northwest Wyoming, is the earliest recorded snowfall there since records were kept in 1915. The previous recorded earliest snowfall in Cody was Sept. 12, 1970.
Just under an inch fell in the Rapid City, South Dakota, area, breaking the previous record set on Sept. 13, 1970, for the earliest snowfall.
Boulder, Colorado, also received snow — a year after being hit by a devastating flood from heavy rain.
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A woman walks her dog at dawn after the season's first snow fell over Boulder, Colo., Friday, Sept. 12, 2014.


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