瑞士聖莫里茨45厘米的記錄降雪

瑞士聖莫里茨45厘米的記錄降雪
Record snowfall in Switzerland, 45 cm in St Moritz
by Staff Writers
Geneva (AFP) Sept 19, 2011
Translation by Autumnson Blog

Snow fell in the Swiss Alps overnight Sunday to levels unseen for the month of September, Swiss weather agency Meteosuisse reported on Monday.
瑞士阿爾卑斯山降雪在週日的一夜之間平了九月份看不見的，瑞士氣象局Meteosuisse週一報告。
In the ski resort of St Moritz, in the southeast canton of Grison, a total of 45 centimetres (nearly 18 inches) of snow was recorded on Monday morning, it said.
在聖莫里茨的滑雪勝地Grison，總共45厘米（約18英寸）的積雪在星期一早上被記錄，它說。
The weather agency said the high levels of precipitation were due to a cold front which lowered the snow line to 800 metres (2,600 feet).
氣象局說高水平的降雪量是由冷鋒，它降低雪線到800米（2,600英尺）。
Rainfall was also higher than usual, with around 100 liters per square meter measured in the town of Santa Maria, also in Grison, the highest level since records began in 1901, Meteosuisse said.

The snowfall also provoked traffic disturbances in the mountains, with the St Bernard, Flueela and Nufenen passes closed, according to ViaSuisse, which reports on the condition of Swiss roads.

The Gothard, Lukmanier and Oberalp passes are also covered in snow, it added.
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Record_snowfall_in_Switzerland_45_cm_in_St_Moritz_999.html

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