On Friday morning, the air temperature in Zosēni, Cēsis district, reached a frigid -26.4 degrees Celsius, according to the information of the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center (LVĢMC).
Indeed, Zosēni has been a hotspot – or rather 'coldspot' – for freezing temperatures with the previous seasonal low also recorded there at -23.7 degrees on February 23.
Šodien priekšpusdienā vēl saulains, bet vēlāk mākoņu daudzums palielināsies, pēcpusdienā dienvidos arī neliels sniegs. Lēns līdz mērens DA/A vējš. Maksimālā gaisa temperatūra 0...-5°.
— Meteo.lv (@LVGMC_Meteo) March 10, 2023
10. marta rītā Zosēnos gaisa temperatūra pazeminājusies līdz -26°, Madonā līdz -25° 🥶❗️ pic.twitter.com/eR4e5WI51H
The national cold record for this date, March 10, was set in 1956, when it was -27.2 C in – can you guess? – yes, Zosēni once again.
In Rīga on Friday morning the temperature dropped only to a sub-tropical -9.3 C in the city center, and -10.3 in the suburbs, while the wide open spaces of Rīga Airport experienced -18 C.
