‘Inviernito’ in summer: there was snowfall and the lowest temperatures in February in 50 years

In the same week in which stifling heat reigned in much of the country, with thermals close to 40 degreesan unexpected cold wave lowered the temperatures at a stroke Buenos aires city and much of the country, with snowfall in some places compensated for in the interior, according to a postcard against the summer and breaking historical temperature records for a month of February.

In the City of Buenos Aires the thermometer barely reached 8 degrees, and that meant the minimum temperature record for February, according to the reference period used by the National Meteorological Service for its measurements, which goes from 1961 to the present.

February 25, 1966 had so far been the coldest day in the city with a minimum of 8.3 degrees. The curious thing is that this happens in the same week in which there was a strong heat wave, even with serious problems in the electricity supply networks due to the impressive consumption peaks derived from the air conditioners.

Weather in Buenos Aires: after the rain the temperature dropped, but the heat is back this weekend XL

The cold wave in summer worsened throughout the country: snowfall was recorded in Tierra del Fuego, as was the case in greater Mendoza, where there was a compensated snowfall on the first morning of Friday, February 17.

The event occurred around 6, in the town of Valle del Sol, in the department of Luján de Cuyo, 17.3 km from the provincial capital.

Other cities that broke records this Friday were Maquinchao with -4.2, which exceeded the -3.7 degrees of 1969, and Malargüe with -1.6, which exceeded the -1.3 degrees of February 1975, report the SMN.

In the city of Venado Tuerto, in Santa Fe, 4 degrees were recorded, surpassing the 2003 mark of 6.3 degrees, and Gualeguaychú, in Entre Ríos, reached a minimum of 6 degrees, lower than the record of 6.3 in 1966.

In the same area, but some 100 kilometers into the territory of the province of Buenos Aires, the hills in the area of ​​Sierra de la Ventana woke up snowy this morning: Tres Picos hill, 1,239 meters above sea level, the highest elevation in the province of Buenos Aires and located near Villa Ventana, Tornquist district.

From the commune information to telam that “the summit of Cerro Ventana woke up this Friday covered in white as a result of a cold front accompanied by low temperatures.” different with its summit covered in white”, they explained.

The localities that registered colder temperatures according to the National Meteorological Service

At 8 in the morning, the coldest town was Chapelco, in Neuquén, with -1.8 degrees, followed by the Rio Negro cities of Maquinchao, with -0.8 degrees, and Bariloche with -0.6 and a thermal sensation of -3.8 degrees.

Later, around noon, the SMN temperature ranking indicated that the coldest city was Malargüe, in Mendoza, with 8.3 degrees, followed by Tandil, in Buenos Aires, with 9.5, and Chapelco, in Neuquén, with 9.8 degrees.

Despite the harshness of the unexpected winter in the middle of summer, temperatures are expected to rise gradually starting this Saturday, February 18.

According to the SMN, for Saturday in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, a day with slightly cloudy skies is expected, winds from the southern sector rotating to the southwest, and a temperature of 10 degrees minimum and 23 degrees maximum.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, somewhat to partly cloudy skies are forecast throughout the day, winds from the northeast sector and a minimum of 15 degrees and a maximum of 28 degrees.