And you thought the weather conditions in the UK had been hazardous.
Yes, spare a thought for anyone walking along this street in China when the snow started to fall from the roof of this building.... and continued to fall... and fell some more... and got quicker and quicker.
Crikey. Still, hopefully it resulted in a lot of lovely snowmen...
Readers' Snowmen
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Richard Benton @richbentonHow'd you like snow farah? pic.twitter.com/7vdqWinp
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"This is a picture of my 60 year old dad and his polar bear made from snow. Made entirely from snow." - Annabelle Wright from Stoke
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"Here's a picture of what my flat mate and I made (aged 32 and 31!) in Battersea Park yesterday. Neither of us are artists, but might have got carried away trying to make the best snowman in the park!" - Rikki Mistry
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"This is a snowman of Darth Vader that me and my girlfriend made." - Matt King and Alice Granger, Dudley, West Midlands
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"Snowman and his Snowdog." - Charlotte Gale
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"My killer snowman. Zombie snowman?" - Josh Davoll
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(Credit: Twitter/@nomoredisco)
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(Courtesy of Stuart Davidson)
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(Courtesy of Stuart Davidson)
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(Credit: Twitter/@pippashawley)
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"This is why living in Kilburn is ace - a snow totoro! Taken last night at the end of my mate's road." - Jody Thompson. (Credit: Mat Morrisroe)
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(Twitter/@imogen89)
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"The most self-satisfied snowman I've ever seen." - Matthew Tucker (@Matt_Tucker)
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" 'An Idiot Unthawed' made in Cambridge" - Martin Aveling.
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Richmond-upon-Thames. Courtesy of David Hobbs.
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"I made a snowdog at the weekend!" - Melanie Hall (Twitter: @MelanieHall)
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(Credit: Sarah Dean)
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Heather Scott @Winningresults@HuffPostUKPics went for traditional carrot nose pic.twitter.com/LxJcitTI
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Georgie @georgie4491@HuffPostUKPics #rugbyleague snowman, complete with six packand sculpted muscles! Stands about 6ft 4 tall pic.twitter.com/tCzycsvW
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Martin Witney @martinwitney@HuffPostUKPics Derby snowman and companions. pic.twitter.com/FygwhU4j
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Neill Campbell @Inverneill#hpsnowman RT @Inverneill: @HuffPostUKPics @HuffPostUK 11ft 1in snowman in Foxton, Cambs made by my son's friend Ed. pic.twitter.com/e3ehJxLS
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boomboomviking Boomboomviking 29m@HuffPostUKPics @beckenham pic.twitter.com/o5G5qk88
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Spoilt Inc. @spoiltInc@HuffPostUKPics Meet Frank! #hpsnowman pic.twitter.com/im9kPKe5
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OWZ!! @owznt@HuffPostUKPics pic.twitter.com/oy1JVqCe
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Simon @drsimon22@HuffPostUKPics pic.twitter.com/ZZMc2kNN
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Simon @drsimon22@HuffPostUKPics pic.twitter.com/ZZMc2kNN
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Imogen @imogen89@HuffPostUKPics pic.twitter.com/3sT15tpk
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Angela Preston @AngePreston@HuffPostUKPics #snowman pic.twitter.com/1q3EsaTk
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Jackie Head's snowman in Penge
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Farrukh @implausibleblog@HuffPostUKPics Are snow giants attacking Parliament? tinyurl.com/a7jhwm8
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Courtesy of Andrea Mann.
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Courtesy of Sam Parker.
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