VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL AMERICA NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 2 2011 (FREEZE REGISTERED)A very intense and long lived cold surge occurred in Central America last week, it was the strongest event of the season so far and produced the coldest temperatures of the year for some stations, even Panama had a shot of cold air. This cold surge in fact produced the strongest freeze of the year in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. You can see in the picture how well defined the cold front was:
Belize city, Belize11/27/2011Low: 22°C (72°F), High: 28°C (82°F), winds: 20 km/h (13 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
11/28/2011Low: 19°C (66°F), High: 24°C (75°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
The maximum temperature registered on November 28 is the coldest since February for this station.
11/29/2011Low: 16°C (61°F), High: 25°C (77°F), winds: 20 km/h (13 mph), max gust: 25 km/h (16 mph)
11/30/2011Low: 17°C (63°F), High: 25°C (77°F), winds: 20 km/h (13 mph), max gust: 25 km/h (16 mph)
12/1/2011Low:
15°C (59°F), High: 26°C (79°F), winds: 10 km/h (6 mph), max gust: 20 km/h (13 mph)
The minimum temperature registered on December 1st in Belize city is the coldest temperature of the year for that city.
A minimum temperature of
12.9°C (55.2°F) was registered on November 29 in Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve it is the coldest temperature of the year in that station.
Guatemala city, Guatemala11/27/2011Low: 12.8°C (55.0°F), High: 25.0°C (77.0°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
11/28/2011Low: 10.2°C (50.4°F), High: 20.1°C (68.2°F), winds: 40 km/h (25 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/29/2011Low:
8.9°C (48.0°F), High: 20.0°C (68.0°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
The low registered on November 29 is the coldest temperature of the year in Guatemala city.
11/30/2011Low: 8.9°C (48.0°F), High: 21.6°C (70.9°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
12/1/2011Low: 10.1°C (50.2°F), High: 20.0°C (68.0°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
12/2/2011Low: 10.2°C (50.4°F), High: 21.0°C (69.8°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
A minimum temperature of
-3.0°C (26.6°F) was registered in Quetzaltenango on December 3, it represents the coldest temperature for 2011 in Central America.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras11/27/2011Low: 15°C (59°F), High: 27°C (81°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 40 km/h (25 mph)
11/28/2011Low: 15°C (59°F), High: 22°C (72°F), winds: 45 km/h (28 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/29/2011Low: 14°C (57°F), High: 21°C (70°F), winds: 40 km/h (25 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/30/2011Low: 13°C (55°F), High: 22°C (72°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 55 km/h (34 mph)
12/1/2011Low:
11°C (52°F), High: 23°C (73°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
12/2/2011Low: 14°C (57°F), High: 24°C (75°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
On November 29 and 30 a minimum temperature of
8°C (46°F) was registered in La Esperanza.
San Salvador, El Salvador11/27/2011Low: 18.6°C (65.5°F), High: 29.2°C (84.6°F), winds: 20 km/h (13 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
11/28/2011Low: 16.4°C (61.5°F), High: 26.2°C (79.2°F), winds: 40 km/h (25 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/29/2011Low: 15.4°C (59.7°F), High: 25.4°C (77.7°F), winds: 35 km/h (22 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
11/30/2011Low: 14.7°C (58.5°F), High: 26.4°C (79.5°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
12/1/2011Low:
14.6°C (58.3°F), High: 26.6°C (79.9°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
The minimum temperature on this date was the coldest temperature since January 8 in San Salvador.
12/2/2011Low: 15.3°C (59.5°F), High: 27.2°C (81.0°F), winds: 25 km/h (16 mph), max gust: 35 km/h (22 mph)
A minimum temperature of
5.0°C (41.0°F) was registered on December 1 in Las Pilas, it is the coldest temperature of the year in El Salvador and has been registered on January 6 and March 23 too.
Managua, Nicaragua11/28/2011Low: 22°C (72°F), High: 32°C (90°F), winds: 25 km/h (16 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
11/29/2011Low: 20°C (68°F), High: 30°C (86°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 45 km/h (28 mph)
11/30/2011Low: 20°C (68°F), High: 31°C (88°F), winds: 30 km/h (19 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
12/1/2011Low:
18°C (64°F) , High: 31°C (88°F), winds: 25 km/h (16 mph), max gust: 35 km/h (22 mph)
The minimum temperature registered on this date was the coldest in Managua since January 6 and the second coldest of the year.
12/2/2011Low: 20°C (68°F), High: 31°C (88°F), winds: 20 km/h (13 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
In Jinotega a minimum temperature of
15°C (59°F) was registered on December 1st.
San Jose, Costa Rica11/28/2011Low: 18.4°C (65.1°F), High: 25.2°C (77.4°F), winds: 50 km/h (31 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/29/2011Low: 16.3°C (61.3°F), High: 23.2°C (73.8°F), winds: 50 km/h (31 mph), max gust: 60 km/h (38 mph)
11/30/2011Low: 16.1°C (61.0°F), High: 22.9°C (73.2°F), winds: 40 km/h (25 mph), max gust: 50 km/h (31 mph)
12/1/2011Low: 15.0°C (59.0°F), High: 22.6°C (72.7°F), winds: 45 km/h (28 mph), max gust: 70 km/h (44 mph)
12/2/2011Low:
14.7°C (58.5°F), High: 24.3°C (75.7°F), winds: 50 km/h (31 mph), max gust: 75 km/h (47 mph)
The low registered on December 2 in San Jose is the coldest for the city since March 11.
In Irazu volcano a minimum temperature of
0.7°C (33.3°F) was registered on November 28, it was the coldest temperature in Costa Rica since March 24.
A wind gust of 105 km/h (57 mph)in Chitaria, Costa Rica.
Panama city, Panama11/29/2011Low: 23.3°C (73.9°F), High: 24.9°C (76.8°F), winds: 15 km/h (31 mph), max gust: 20 km/h (13 mph)
The maximum temperature registered on this date is the coldest of the year for Panama city.
11/30/2011Low: 23.1°C (73.9°F), High: 31.3°C (88.3°F), winds: 20 km/h (25 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
12/1/2011Low:
21.8°C (71.2°F) , High: 32.3°C (90.1°F), winds: 20 km/h (28 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
12/2/2011Low: 21.8°C (71.2°F), High: 31.9°C (89.4°F), winds: 20 km/h (31 mph), max gust: 30 km/h (19 mph)
In the town of Boquete a minimum temperature of
11.1°C (52.0°F) was registered on November 29, it was the coldest temperature of the year in that station.