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According to the central observatory, which has one of the most reliable and oldest records in South America, [3] the highest temperature in Buenos Aires, 43.3 °C (109.9 °F), was recorded on 29 January 1957 while the lowest temperature recorded is −5.4 °C (22.3 °F) on 9 July 1918. [50]
Jacarandas in bloom at Plaza Miserere, Buenos Aires. Spring (September–November) is similar to autumn, with mild days and cool nights. During mid-October a large variety of wild and urban flora are in bloom. Temperatures range from 20 °C (68 °F) in the north to 14 °C (57 °F) in the center, and 8 to 14 °C (46 to 57 °F) in most of Patagonia.
Mean annual temperatures range from 13 to 15.5 °C (55.4 to 59.9 °F). [79] Summers in the region are hot and generally very sunny, averaging as much as 10 hours of sunshine per day. [63] [80] The average temperature in January is 24 °C (75 °F) in most of the region. [81]
On January 11, Buenos Aires reached 41.1 °C (106.0 °F), which was the second maximum temperature at the moment since there are systematic records. [11] That day almost 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) were registered in San Juan, a few tenths of the monthly record for January. [12] On January 12 the city saw 3 heat-related deaths. [13]
Winter's worst weather conditions can occur in multiple months, but January is a peak snowfall time for many and has historically seen a ramp up in the chance of major East Coast snowstorms late ...
The lowest temperature ever recorded in central Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Central Observatory) was −5.4 °C (22 °F) on 9 July 1918. [53] Snow is very rare in the city: the last snowfall occurred on 9 July 2007 when, during the coldest winter in Argentina in almost 30 years, severe snowfalls and blizzards hit the country.
This is a marked improvement compared to the 2022-2023 season, which had no days with at least 1 inch of snow, and the 2023-2024 season, which had the city waiting until January 16, 2024 for snow.
[2]: 29 [10]: 24 Since 1970, precipitation has increased by 10% in the northeast while in parts of La Pampa Province and western parts of Buenos Aires province, it has increased by 40%. [ 7 ] : 86 The highest increases in the precipitation (from the period 1960–2010) have occurred in the eastern parts of the country.