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I took the train from Lima to Huancayo, Peru decades ago. It is 12 degrees south of the equator. The highest elevation pass that the train goes over is about 15,000 feet above sea level. The snow was falling fast and furious, and I had a killer headache from altitude sickness. They had oxygen bottles on the train so you could take some hits of oxygen to relieve the altitude sickness, but it did not help much.
Seen patches of snow along I-5 near the Grapevine north of LA at 4,000 ft. Looked at snow on the high peaks around Palm Springs while I sat at the pool in 75 degree sea level weather.
In mexico you can get snow even at the southern frontier with Guatemala in Chiapas, thats because most of the country is above 1 mile high altitude, southern most annual snowfall in the country is Perote near the gulf of mexico. At sea level the record sets for tampico, which is 22° N almost right in the middle of the country. Where I live snowfall can be annual or every 2 years depending precipitation levels, but we always reach 33° F (0° C) or less every winter, I am at 25° N.
More southern than that?
Well Ecuador and Colombia are literally in the ecuator and have year around snow capped mountains.
I should update my answer. As of February 2021; furthest south I saw snow was Corpus Christi, Texas. I saw snow flurries on Valentine's Day and small patches of snow the morning after. San Antonio was also completely covered with snow
It snowed (flurry or two) in the rural part of Palm Beach County FL, around 20 mile bend. We first thought is was ash from the cane burn... no it was just a few flakes. The crew was taking pictures... or trying to. lol
It snowed (flurry or two) in the rural part of Palm Beach County FL, around 20 mile bend. We first thought is was ash from the cane burn... no it was just a few flakes. The crew was taking pictures... or trying to. lol
Hobart, Tasmania in July 2017. There were a few days where I saw some snow accumulation at the top of Mt Wellington, and there was ice/icy snow up there when I hiked to the top. That's 43S.
Closest to equator was in the Quito area, where I could see some snowy peaks, although I didn't make the climb to go see them.
Furthest south within the northern hemisphere, would have been 35N in May 2017 in the Flagstaff area, but I only saw snow on the peaks from below the snow-line, I didn't go right up to the snow to touch it.
Furthest South I've seen and *touched* within the northern Hemisphere was Nov 2021 in the hills of West Virginia, around 38N.
Basically... I don't really seek out snow for my trips and vacations.
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