Balmacedalocated in the commune of Coyhaique in the Aysen Regionmarked a milestone this morning by reaching the “lowest temperature in the world” this Monday, reported the Chilean Meteorological Directorate.
The town, bordering Argentina and east of the Andes mountain range, reached 06:38 hours a minimum of -21.9 degrees.
Of course, Meteorology added, “without considering those of Antarctica, which today, for example, Concordia marked -71.7°C.”
Andres Moncadafrom the Directorate of Meteorology, explained in What’s left of the day that “if we did not consider Antarctica, Balmaceda would be the coldest place this morning with these -21.9 degrees Celsius, which although they are low, has not been the lowest that has been recorded in the history of Balmaceda “.
“We have the historical record with 28.3 degrees below zero in ’58, so it is a temperature that It is not common, but history tells us that there have been even lower temperatures in that area of our country,” he said.
Regarding the frosts in the Aysén Region, Moncada confirmed that “the anticyclonic regime with cold characteristics that was present in that area today has already is weakeningtherefore tomorrow the temperatures will continue to be low, but relatively warmer than today.”
“In Balmaceda we are waiting for around -11 minimum temperaturewhich is 10 degrees warmer than what was recorded today, so those extreme temperatures will be lost in that area of our country starting tomorrow,” he explained.
