As the days become shorter and colder, we thought we would brighten your day with a list of 7 fun and interesting facts about winter.
1. When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This occurs because the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun at this time.
2. In Winter, some animals migrate (whales), hibernate (bears), store food (squirrels), change colours (arctic fox), or grow thicker fur (horses).
3. The lowest minimum temperature in Australia was -23°C at Charlotte Pass on 29th June 1994 in the Snowy Mountains.
4. All snowflakes have 6 sides.
5. 30 cm of snow meltsdown to only 5 cm water.
6. During winter Australia has more snow than Switzerland.
7. Chionophobia is a fear of snow.
