This July was the second coldest of the century, according to the Latvian Centre for Environment, Geology and Meteorology, reported LSM.lv on August 1.
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The weather in Latvia will be much cooler this week, according to forecasters.
On Friday the weather will become hotter with temperatures reaching +28C, forecasts say.
A heatwave is to arrive in Latvia over the latter half of the week, forecasts say.
The first heatwave of this summer is to occur over the weekend, forecasts say.
On the morning of May 3, snowfall was recorded in the Vidzeme cultural region, northeastern Latvia.
A hot week is ahead of Latvia but temperatures will plunge starting Sunday.
On Thursday afternoon, temperatures in Rīga reached +6.1C, which is a repeated heat record for February 14, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
On the night to Thursday, a cold spell will linger in areas where the sky remains clear across Latvia.
On the night to Thursday, temperatures will fall steeply in Latvia's eastern reaches, according to the latest forecasts.
Christmas eve should be cold and snowy across the country for the first time since 2012, forecasts say.
This month the Latvian landscape is looking rather bleak, with fog and clouded skies the norm. Daugavpils, Latvia's second-largest city, has seen just 30 minutes of sunlight thus far in November.
November 7 is the drabbest, or the least changeable and contrasting day in the year, according to historical data by Latvia's Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
While the next few days in Latvia are expected to be warm, next week will bring a considerable fall in temperatures, according to the latest forecasts.
Meteorological fall with average temperatures of fewer than +15C is to arrive in eastern Latvia this week, according to forecasts.
Changeable weather is in the forecast for this week, with warmer days alternating with quite cold weather.
The heatwave, ongoing in Latvia since late July, is to recede soon with significantly cooler weather to set in, forecasts say.
In the third day of uninterrupted forest blaze not far away from the town of Talsi, an extra 30 firefighters have been called to the scene in addition to the current 60 fighting the fire, reports LSM and Latvian Radio July 20.
"It's raining as if it's Midsummer!" a Latvian saying goes. Nevertheless, this year people celebrating the most Latvian of holidays can be without fear of spending a night by the bonfire - there'll be little rain, except possibly for the eastern region of Latvia, known as Latgale, reports LSM's weather man Toms Bricis.
Following thunderstorms over large parts of Latvia, warm and dry weather is to continue across the country, forecasts say.
Forecasts say the weather in Latvia is to get much cooler through Tuesday and Wednesday.
After a couple of balmy holidays, this week will be a bit more cloudy. Rain is in the forecast, but temperatures are to remain summery, reports LSM's weather man Toms Bricis.
After a comparatively warm Monday, temperatures will drop, with windy and cloudy days ahead for Latvia, reported LSM's weather man Toms Bricis.
Monday will be this week's warmest day as on Tuesday a cold weather system will cross the country, bringing clouds, rain and of course colder air temperatures, forecasts say.
Changeable weather will see weather temperatures fluctuate wildly across the week, forecasts say.
A freeze will return to Latvia in the latter part of the week, forecasts say.
Due to cold and tranquil weather, Riga is covered by smog. Visibility is reduced, and the sky has assumed a tinge of gray, reports LSM's weather man Toms Bricis February 23.
This week will be freezing with polar winds to bring cold air to Latvia, say forecasts.
True winter will continue to tease Latvia this week with the current snow cover likely to melt and considerably warmer temperatures on the way, according to LSM weather guru Toms Bricis.
Flooded fields have frozen over and turned into great ice rinks locals can enjoy. This video from the January 13-14 weekend shows ice skaters braving the frozen potato fields of the Ezītis farm near Olaine.
This week will be calm and dry and, starting from the latter half of the week, it will also be quite cold, forecasts say.
2018 has started with heat records falling across Latvia, but starting January 7 it will become much colder, forecasts say.