New day,new records in #Cuba.
Another very hot day with temperatures up to 34C/93F.
Hottest January day on records were set at Velasco with 33.8C and al El Jibaro with 32.5C.
7 stations so far in Cuba had their warmest January day on records (some beat it twice).
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Tropical Storm Cheneso is battering the Reunion Island.
On the climatological day of 25 January (03-03UTC) few absolute records for daily accumulations were set:
469.7mm Gros Piton Ste-Rose
441.2mm The Colossus
Record approached at St Denis Gillot: 344.7mm (365mm 04/01/1987).
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Sur la journée climatologique du 25 janvier (03-03UTC) des records absolus de cumul quotidien de pluie ont été battus sur qq stations
469.7mm Gros Piton Ste-Rose ->415.2mm 30/03/1989
441.2mm Le Colosse ->331.2mm 24/01/1980
Record approché à Gillot: 344.7mm ->365mm 04/01/1987 twitter.com/EKMeteo/status…
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Heat is increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Today 26 January Matam in Senegal rose to 41.0C.
Many stations in the region are very close to their records of hottest January day.
Similar temperatures are expected in the next days.
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Record warmth once again in #China after a harsh cold spell (which nevertheless produced few records of lowest temperatures).
24 stations (21 in Yunnan,3 in Sichuan) today had their warmest January day on records including 24.1C at Kunming (1892m) and 31.6 at Yuanmou (1120m).
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Today is an extremely warm day for Yunnan. 21 stations in Yunnan broke the January record, and 3 stationgs in Sichuan broke the January record. Among them, Yuanmou 31.6C and Yanbian 29.5C broke the January record, and 24.1C in Kunming also broke the January record.@extremetemps
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Endless record heat in #Cuba.
Yesterday 25 January the capital Havana-La Habana Casablanca Observatory rose to 33.0C/91F, its hottest January day on records.
Record heat again at Punta del Este (Isla de la Juventud) with 32.3C.
More records are on the way.
Map courtesy of Insmet.
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Heat is increasing in Central America.
Yesterday in Honduras temperature reached 38.0C at Choluteca (1C from national monthly record), 33.8C at Nueva Ocotepeque (626m) 0.2C from the monthly record and 27.0C at La Esperanza (1700m).
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Parts of Scandinavia witnessed very high temperatures in the past 2 days for local fohn winds.
Stunning 17.0C on Tuesday evening 11pm at Marstein in Norway.
Yesterday in Finland,Vaasa Airport rose to 8.2C which is a new January heat record for the station. (Kudos ).
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Replying to @extremetemps and @mikarantane
And in Norway too. 17,0C at Marstein tuesday evening (National record january 19,0C 2.1.2020, Sunndalsøra)
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December 2022 in #Malaysia had an average temperature of 27.1C which is 0.2C below the 1991-2020 normal.
Rainfalls were very abundant in the Northern parts of the Peninsula bordering Thailand and near average in the rest of the country (see Rainfall anomalies map) .
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One more record of highest temperature for January tied today in Florida: Titusville 88F.
At the end of the month Florida will warm up again and might reach 90F and tie or beat the January State record of highest temperature. Stay tuned.
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26 January in Japan and more all time records fell:
-13.3C Kuroiso
-16.4C Otawara (previous 11.9C ! POR since 1976)
-13.5C Shioya
-14.4C Numata
-14.4C Ueda
-8.2C Yokkaichi
-12.3C Higashiomi
-16.8C Nagi
-14.2C Imaoka
Additionally,many records of lowest max. fell yesterday.
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One example of this incredibly mild January in USA is New York City.
Central Park hasn't dropped below 28F/-2C this month. No trace of snow was recorded.
Its average temperature so far is 42.86F (+9.16F above average) and it's the warmest January on records (Jan 1932 42.0F).
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Update on Japan cold spell
Two all time lows were beaten on 24 January:
-8.3C Tobishima and -11.6C at Matsumae + 2 more with short POR
On 25 January Ushibuka tied its all time low with -3.4C (POR 1949-)
The famous Mt. Fuji (3772m) with -36.1C,had its lowest temperature since 1997
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A lot of wind, snow, and temperature records were broken in Japan on Tue and Wed due to "General Frost" battering Asia.
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*Asian Cold Spell*-China
A freezing morning in most of China,with some stations recording the lowest temperatures in many years like Wuxi (since 1977) and Yancheng (since 1984). No more records were set
The cold arrived to North Philippines with 13.0C at Basco,in the Batan Island
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Today, the temperature of 13 provincial capital cities in China hit a new low this winter:
Shenyang - 23.8
Beijing -16.7
Shijiazhuang - 12.2
Nanjing - 8.2
Xi'an - 7.1
Zhengzhou - 6.6
Shanghai -5.1
Hangzhou -4.9
Changsha - 4.1
Nanchang -2.5
Fuzhou 2.4
Guangzhou 4.2
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*Asian Cold Spell:Koreas*
25 January was a very cold day also in the Koreas up to -33.2C at Chunggang in North Korea and -25.2C at Taegwallyong in South Korea.
-17.3C in the capital Seoul,-12.0C at Pusan in the South.
Freezing allover but no records were beaten.
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Asian Cold Spell-Taiwan.
A cold morning in most of the island with up to -9.1C at high elevations and +2.5C at Matsu at low elevations.
At Anbu,on the hills above the capital Taipei at 600m asl drizzle fell with less than +1C during the night.
Map with 6am temperature by CWB
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*Asia Cold Spell-Japan*
Frost and/or snow reached most of Japan.
On 25 January Kousa (Kumamoto Prefecture,POR since 1979) dropped to -9.0C,an all time lowest temperature.
More records fell only for January (see list below).
Map and table are courtesy of JMA.
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A cold front reached Cuba but before that,more exceptionally high temperatures were recorded.
Monthly records set at Pinar del Rio 31.9C and Aguada de Pasajeros 33.6C.
The capital Havana (downtown station Casagrande) with 32.6C missed by 0.1C its warmest January day on records.
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Freezing night in Northern Africa highlands but also locally at low elevations.
In Algeria -7.3C at Batna (826m),+1.0C at Annaba on the coast.
In Tunisia -5.6C at Kasserine (707m),and near the coast -0.2C at Tabarka,+0.6C at Bizerte,+0.1C Gabes AP and
exceptional -3.1C at Enfidha
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Similarly to Montenegro, 2022 in Serbia was also the 2nd warmest year on records (see data below).
In Slovenia,Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 was instead the warmest year.
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2022 was 2nd warmest year on record in Serbia since 1951. 
It was the warmest on record in Negotin and Sombor, while 2nd warmest in Belgrade, Palić, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Kikinda, Valjevo, Mt Crni Vrh and Mt Zlatibor.
Data: hidmet.gov.rs/data/klimatolo
It was the warmest on record in Negotin and Sombor, while 2nd warmest in Belgrade, Palić, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Kikinda, Valjevo, Mt Crni Vrh and Mt Zlatibor.
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While NE Asia is shivering,SE Asia is sweltering.
These days have been very hot in the Gulf of Thailand with temperatures above 36C.
The town of Trat (station Khlong Yai) with 36.1C tied its warmest January day on records while Koh Sichang with 35.5C missed it by 0.1C.
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The cold air reached Japan with strong gale and snowstorms. In the Korean Peninsula daytime temperatures are very low, Seoul has -14.2C at local 1pm. In Japan some records might fall, but mostly in stations opened after 1970,with few possible "surprises". Stay tuned.
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Brutal #cold weather is impacting Japan with heavy sea-effect #snow and record strong winds.
There will be 10 isobars over the nation tomorrow, meaning it will super windy and snowy. 5 isobars is a criteria for heavy snow. Double tomorrow!!
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East Asia Cold Spell:
The cold air entered the Korean Peninsula with 100% of the stations dropping below freezing.
No records were set today but tomorrow the cold will expand further South and East reaching Southern China,Taiwan and Japan.
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Record hot day also in Western Cuba.
Santa Lucia (Pinar del Rio Province) pulverized its January record of highest temperature with 33.2C.
Pinar del Rio fell 0.1C short with 31.4C.
In the Isla de la Juventud (Youth Island) new record at Punta del Este with 31.4C.
Map by Insmet.
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Historic day in #Miami.
Today 23 January the Miami Int. AP rose to 88F/31C which ties its hottest January day on records (=19 Jan 1987 and 27 Jan 1984).
Yesterday 89F at Big Pine Key ,just 1F from the Floridian hottest January day on records.
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India and surrounding countries are warming up fast.
A couple of records were set today.
In India Pantnagar 28.6C new record high for January
In #Nepal 29.3C at Dhangadhi,also warmest January day on records and close to the Nepali national record.
More records are on the way...
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Breaking = #Pantnagar in #UdhamSinghNagar district of #Uttarakhand recorded 28.6°C #Maximum #Temperature today (+8.2° from Normal)
This is the Highest #Temperature ever recorded in month of #January at #Pantnagar IMD stn
Previous Record = 28.4°C on 29th Jan 2007
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Freezing temperatures in the Mediterranean from Spain to Italy but also in Northern Africa
Some significative Tmin this morning
Morocco
Nador -0.9C
Rabat Sale 0.9C
Algeria
Ouargla -1.4C
Laghouat(765m) -4.0C
Tunisia
Kebili -2.9C
Some areas can drop even more the next few nights
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Today was a cold night in parts of Western Europe from England to Spain where freezing temperatures were recorded even at low elevations in the South
Striking difference between London Heathrow AP with Min.-8.4C (lowest temperature since Dec 2010) and Dublin AP (Night Tmin +9.3C)
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December 2022 in #Ethiopia was mostly very dry except in the Southwest (see map).
Temperatures were slightly above average.
Many areas in Ethiopia are experiencing the worst drought in climatic history.
Map is courtesy of Ethiopia Meteorological Service.
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On 20 January the temperature rose above 40C in the Northern Hemisphere with 41.0C at Gode and 40.8C at Gambella in Ethiopia.
Temperatures might even rise to 42C in the next few days.
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Temperatures finally plummeted in #Mongolia as well this morning with -49.9C at Bayan Uul (Zavhan Province) and -49.0C at Gandan Huryee.
Temperatures are few degrees above the historical record lows.
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Life-threatening flooding & mudslides will be big concern across #Madagascar this week as #Cheneso lingers nearby much of the week. Possible re-generation off SW Madagascar could add damaging wind gusts to the equation around midweek.
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South America:
Some showers today are interrupting the last brutal heat wave in Northwestern Argentina,but next week the intense heat will move East,between NE Argentina,Uruguay,Eastern Paraguay and Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).
Only the next weekend will see a relief there.
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#Mexico is also witnessing big contrasts between the big freezes in the highlands and the perennial heat in the Southern Pacific coast.
Today the winter lowest temperature of -18.0C/0F was recorded at La Rosilla (2700m),while 37C/99F has been exceeded every single day in the SW.
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East Asia Cold Spell:
Next days we can expect the cold to take over Southern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
To the other side,it will be unusually mild in Tibet and records warmth for January might occur in NE India (including Kolkata),Nepal,Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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Records come and go in this wild 2023 full of extreme weather so far.
Today 22 January the station of Tepak in Cyprus,with the support of fohn winds from the Trodos Mts.,rose to 25.5C which is a new record for January in Cyprus.
Mild weather will continue for 4/5 days.
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22 JANUARY 2023 -Historic day in China
-53.0C Jintao AWS,Amur Town, Mohe City, Daxinganling District,Heilongjiang Province
Lowest temperature in Chinese History
-50.8C Mohe Lowest in China since 1969 in a 1st degree national station
All time lows:
-50.3C Beijcun
-48.3C Xinlin
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Today's low temperature of China's national station:
Mohe-50.8
Beijicun-50.3 (new record、First - 50C)
Tulih-49.1
Huzhong- 48.9
Xinlin-48.3 (new record)
Huma-47.6
Tahe-47.1
Genhe-45.6
AWS min:
Jingtao-53.0
Qianshao-51.4
Mengwushiwei-51.1
Shangkuli-50.9
Moerdaoga-50.7
Xinan-50.6
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It's historic:
Jingtao AWS in China dropped to -53.0C.
This is the lowest temperature ever recorded in China in a NMC station. It belongs to the second-tier stations (automatic).
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【New record】 The lowest temperature at the Jingtao AWS in Mohe fell to - 53.0C this morning, which is the lowest temperature observed by the Chinese meteorological system!
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Just in
On 22 January morning Mohe in China dropped to -50.7C,0.1C lower than yesterday and third consecutive -50C,something happened in China only in 1969
Xinlin with -47.8C (provisional) had its lowest temperature on records
Follow the next updates of this historic cold spell
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Today 21 January with -50.6C at Mohe,China witnessed again the lowest temperature ever recorded in a national station since February 1969.
Record low temperatures set:
-49.8C Huzhong
-47.9C Tahe
-46.9C Xinlin (tied)
The cold air mass will move Southeast to Koreas and Japan.
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20.6C/69F looks very mild to be a record of lowest temperature but this temperature which was set today 21 January in the Palauan Int. Airport Babelthuap ties the record low which was recorded 3 times before:in 1953,1979 and 1998.
Note:Palau officially uses Fahrenheit (69F=20.6C)
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December 2022 in #Mexico had an average temperature of 17.3C which is 0.3C above normal (see map)
Year 2022 as a whole had an average temperature of 22.03C which is +0.59C above the 1991-2020 normal.
Map is courtesy of SMN-Conagua.
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