Weapon testing by the USSR in the Arctic during October 1961 resulted in heavy snowfalls in the UK in the winter of 1962/3 but it is difficult to draw conclusions since natural variability, the solar cycle and El & La Nini can also affect the global and local temperatures. (realclimate.org)
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Montana all receive their share of heavy snowfall in the winter, but hurricanes and earthquakes are comparatively rare. (valuepenguin.com)
Winters are cold, with heavy snowfall in Hokkaido and down the country's mountainous spine. (wanderlust.co.uk)