Although calendars showed it to be late summer in the Northern Hemisphere, this week's weather was decidedly winterlike in the high Alps of central Europe. A big storm dropped very heavy snow on some areas as it slowly moved eastward across the region.
Among observation sites, the greatest snowfall was tallied in southernmost Germany. At Zugspitze, at least 55 inches of snow (140 cm) fell from late Monday to Friday morning, local time. Liquid equivalence of the snow was almost 7 inches. At more than 9,700 feet (2960 m) above sea level, Zugspitze is the highest point in Germany.
Portions of Austria also got buried by heavy snow this week. Atop Sonnblick Mountain, which is 10,200 feet (3110 m) above sea level, snowfall was 28 inches late Monday to early Friday.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Donn Washburn
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