Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Please Don't Send Your Cold Weather Down Here

Yesterday, it was very cold down here. They said that this was an effect from the cold weather in Florida. Below, is an article from the online news of www.insidecostarica.com

Tuesday Was Coldest Day In Costa Rica In The Last 15 Years
Cold spell to continue to tomorrow

Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 15 for the Central Valley, the temperature dropping to a bone chilling daytime temperature of 10.5 Celsius (50.9 Fahrenheit), according to the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - national weather service.
The low temperature was recorded in El Carmen de Guadalupe, in the northwest corner of San José.

The last time the thermometer dropped was in 1995 when it recorded a low of 13.4 Celsius (56.1 Fahrenheit).

Other record cold temperatures were in San José centre and Montes de Oca (San Pedro) - 12.8 C (55F); Santa Ana with 16.9C (62.4F); and Cerros de Tapezco with 12.6C (54.7F).

In Escazú the temperature dropped to 13.9 C (57.2F), while in Coronado, 11.5C (52.7F).

Cartago recorded 11.9C (53.4F) and Alajuela with 15.9C (60.6F).

Even lower temperatures of 2.9C (37.2F)were recorded in Turrialbla and 2.6C (36.7F) in the Irazu Volcanoes.

The normal daytime temperatures for the Central Valley range from 28C (82F) to 32C (89F)

The cold temperatures are expected to linger until Wednesday afternoon.

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