It’s the middle of winter in South America, but that hasn’t kept the heat away in Chile, Argentina and surrounding locations. Multiple spells of oddly hot weather have roasted the region in recent weeks.
The latest spell early this week has become the most intense, pushing the mercury above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while setting an August record for Chile.In Buenos Aires, where the average high on Aug. 1 is 58 degrees , it surpassed 86 on Tuesday.
“South America is living one of the extreme events the world has ever seen,” weather historian Maximiliano HerreraThe most extreme conditions have occurred in the southern half of the continent, and particularly in the Andes Mountains region.Temperatures Tuesday rose past 95 degrees in numerous locations, including at elevations of about 3,500 to 4,500 feet in the Andes foothills. In some cases, the temperature crested above 100 degrees after leaping from morning lows in the 30s and 40s .
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