A scorching winter: Argentina's capital breaks record for hottest start to August in 117 years

It was an unusually scorching winter day in Buenos Aires Tuesday, with thermometers in Argentina’s capital crossing the 30-degree Celsius mark, the hottest start of August in 117 years of records, according to Argentina’s National Meteorological Service

ByDANIEL POLITI Associated Press
August 1, 2023, 5:52 PM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- It was an unusually scorching winter day in Buenos Aires Tuesday, with thermometers in Argentina's capital crossing the 30-degree Celsius mark (86 degrees Fahrenheit), the hottest start of August in 117 years of records, according to the country's National Meteorological Service.

Temperatures in the South American country's capital reached 30.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, beating the previous record for the first day of August by more than five degrees. The previous hottest Aug. 1 was set in 1942, when temperatures reached 24.6 degrees Celsius (76.3 degrees Fahrenheit).

Tuesday also marked the first time since 2014 that the 30-degree mark was crossed during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter. The previous time that happened was on Aug. 21, 2014, according to the National Meteorological Service.

“We are experiencing very warm conditions in the central and northern regions of Argentina," said Cindy Fernández, a spokesperson for the National Meteorological Service. “There were values in general that were 10 to 15 degrees above what is normal for this time of year.”

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