Cold snap

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Cold snap is used in two ways to describe climate:

  • A cold snap is a geological term for a period of intensely cold and dry weather, often occurring during an Ice Age.
  • A cold snap may also refer to an unseasonally cold period in spring. This may also be called a blackberry winter as it may coincide with the time when the blackberries bloom. A cold snap in spring may also be called a dogwood winter.

Other uses of the phrase include: