While we all suffer from the heat, the cold is plaguing the residents of Argentina and Chile. 
If last winter was one of the three warmest winters recorded by meteorologists in Santiago, then this year is actively striving to break the century-old record for cold weather.
A cold wave froze the beach of Mariscadero en Pelluhue
Last Friday, the lowest temperature for 2024 was recorded in the capital - 1.5°C.
There were other lower temperatures at stations in the central zone. For example, in Tiltil -4.8°C below zero, in Pirka -4.9°C. In Lampa it was -2.7°C, in Rinconada -3.1°C and in Lo Pinto -2.6°C.
In the video, Teno is the northernmost city in the central province of Curico.
The coldest minimum in 75 years at Quinta Normal DMC is -3.7°C, recorded in 1955, while the most recent 10 coldest day in the capital was in 2007, 17 years ago.
However, weather portal Meteored adds the temperature record set in 1924, 100 years ago. He states that "the coolest brand registered and legalized by the DMC in Santiago de Chile is close to celebrating the centenary of its existence. It dates back to July 28, 1924, when at the weather station located in the commune of Quinta Normal, the oldest in Latin America, the column The thermometer dropped to -4.6°C", although many experts doubt the reliability of data before 1950.
Here's what happened last week in Argentina. They are also not very used to cold weather.
