Buenos Aires experiences highest August start temperature in 117 years

The capital of Argentina noted 30.1 degrees at the beginning of August, the highest record since 1st August 1942, when temperatures reached 24.6 degrees.

The overall August temperature record is 34.4 degrees on 30th August 2009, but today’s temperature marks the warmest start to August in the city’s official records.

SMN expert Cindy Fernández also noted high temperatures in northern Argentina, including 37 degrees in the city of Salta, indicating a particularly warm start to August.

She forecasted that the country’s northern and some central regions would continue to experience warm conditions through the remaining winter and the beginning of spring.

The SMN, a body under the Ministry of Defense, listed other hot cities such as Rivadavia in Salta province (37.2 degrees), Santiago del Estero (35.9 degrees), and Las Lomitas in Formosa province (35.2 degrees).

Extreme winter temperatures were also recorded in provinces like Chaco, Córdoba, and Santa Fe, exceeding 34 degrees.

The report concludes that this uncommon heatwave will persist until Wednesday, with temperatures then expected to decrease to a minimum of 17 degrees and a maximum of 23, under mostly cloudy skies.

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