Johannesburg: Record low temperature

"-10.3, Can you Feel It," the front-page headline in Johannesburg's The Star newspaper read, referring to a record low posted in a town in central Free State province on Wednesday night – the night South Africa's hopes of making it to the second round foundered after a 3-0 defeat by Mexico.

On Thursday, the cold and the hosts' disappointment saw attendances at fan fests plummet.

[Michigan May cold snap: "Devastating effects" on area fruit crops

Growers are still feeling the effects of freezing temperatures, May 8-10, that damaged fruit and asparagus crops and are now causing a harvest shortage.

“Three consecutive nights with temperatures below freezing...have had devastating affects on the area fruit crops,” said Dr. Mira Danilovich, Michigan State University Extension educator and interim director of Mason County’s extension office.

“Damage assessment indicates that Mason and Oceana counties will have only 15-20 percent of the potential apple crop,” Danilovich said.

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