Snow covered the sands of Ain Sefra, an Algerian town in the Sahara Desert, for only the fifth time in 42 years.
The sands of the large desert were blanketed in snow Monday after the weather fell below freezing in an area that has recorded temperatures reaching 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Daily Mail report.
At one point, the temperature in Ain Sefra sat at 28 degrees Fahrenheit.
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As the ice fell on the sand, “stunning patterns” were created throughout the area, the report noted.
The snow is believed to be related to a high-pressure system of cold air that had moved over the region and caused lower temperatures.
SNOW falls in the SAHARA as Ice blankets the dunes in rare desert phenomenon https://t.co/Xk4G4y8jxW
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 18, 2022
Previous snowfalls have occurred in 1979, 2016, 2018, and 2021, according to the report.
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The town of Ain Sefra has long been referred to as “the Gateway to the Desert.” It sits roughly 3,000 feet above sea level, and it is enclosed by the Atlas Mountains.
