The heatwaves of June and July now appear to be just a distant memory - particularly in one part of eastern France, where the mercury edged towards winter temperatures this week.
A Météo France weather station in Mouthe, near the Swiss border in the Jura mountains, registered a temperature of just 1C on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in nearby Chapelle-des-Bois, temperatures dropped as low as -0.4C, according to the village's Twitter account - which added a spot of useful winter advice.
3°C ce matin au village et -0,4°C a la station @infoclimat de La Chaumoz.
— Chapelle-des-Bois (@ChapelledesBois) August 14, 2019
On commence à rentrer le bois pour l'hiver...
According to meteorologist François Jobard, sub-zero temperatures are not uncommon in the region in August.
-0.5°C ce matin dans le Haut-Doubs @ChapelledesBois (station @infoclimat située à la Chaumoz). Les gelées n'y sont pas rares en août. On peut penser d'après les relevés @meteofrance de Mouthe que le record mensuel soit "assez proche" de -5°C. https://t.co/pabIyAFg2H pic.twitter.com/KMh7acn1QX
— Francois Jobard (@Francois_Jobard) August 14, 2019
Mouthe is sometimes known as La Petite Sibérie. January average temperatures are between -6C and -10C, and it is where France's record low temperature of -41.2C was measured in January 1985. The record low in the mountainous commune for August is -4.5C.
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