Record-breaking chills are currently sweeping Cuba.

[Mark]

On Monday, a low of 1.5C (34.7F) was registered at Indio Hatuey; just 0.9C from Cuba’s official all-time low set in 1935.

Record cold has also swept the eastern town of Guantanamo: the 9.9C (49.8F) it logged (at the airport) is the locale’s lowest temperature ever recorded; while a new record low, of 7.4C (45.3F), was also observed at La Jiquima.

Other fallen benchmarks are listed below, courtesy of INSMET Cuba:


INSMET Cuba (METEOROLOGÍA)
@InsmetC
Esta madrugada fue notablemente fría a lo largo y ancho del país, con 36 reporte por debajo de los 10°C,el valor más bajo el reportado por Indio Hatuey en Matanzas, con1.5°C de Temperatura Mínima, en Guantánamo constituye posible récord absoluto para esa localidad @citmacuba https://t.co/8QlbWfWiVF
2:42 AM · Jan 17, 2023
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Updated INSMET data reveals temperatures have tumbled even lower.

https://electroverse.co/cold-cuba-india-pakistan-iran-snow-europe-30-feet-and-counting/

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