Mallorca, known for its beaches and turquoise sea, was blanketed in snow as Arctic winds brought freezing conditions to its shores — a marked change in a place famous, according to its tourism board, for having more than 300 days of sunshine per year.
The Mediterranean island was not the only part of Spain to be affected, with temperatures as low as minus-1.7 degrees Fahrenheit recorded in the northeastern province of Lleida on the Spanish mainland Monday, according to AEMET.
Mallorca normally experiences mild winters, with temperatures between 46 and 54 degrees, according to the island’s tourism board, and sudden, heavy rainfall is common in autumn and winter. Heavy snowfall is rare but not unheard of: Notable instancesAEMET said the cold snap was caused by a “mass of very cold air” from the Arctic, which caused a “significant” drop in temperatures across Spain and the Balearic Islands.
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