Breaks historical heat record with 34.2 degrees – El Financiero

Mexico City recorded its historical maximum heat on the afternoon of this Monday, April 15, reaching 34.2 degrees Celsius 26 years after the record of 33.9 degrees on May 9, 1998.

The Meteorological Service of the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported the event, and assured that it was at the Tacubaya Observatory where the maximum temperature never seen before since records were recorded this afternoon was reported.

This April 15 is historic for weather reports, since all heat records were broken in Mexico City, which is currently going through an anticyclonic system that does not favor the entry of rain or wind currents, which causes a hot climate.

The historical day record was broken, which was 31.6 degrees on April 15, 1998. The historical month record was also broken, which was 33.7 degrees recorded on April 10, 2009, and finally the historical record was broken since it was established. has a record, which was 33.9 degrees in May 1998.

Another of the hottest places this Monday was the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), where maximum temperatures of up to 32 degrees were reported.

Why is it so hot in CDMX?

Sunday also broke a record as the hottest April 14 on record, and this Monday’s temperatures are a reflection of the strong climatic situation that Mexico City is experiencing, to which millions of workers and students are exposed. its hottest hours to get around.

Conagua explains that the weather is due to the fact that the country’s capital is experiencing a heat wave, which is expected to end on April 17, and which has left high temperatures.

The world has been reporting monthly temperature records for months, and March was one of them. This is largely due to phenomena such as El Niño, in which ocean and land temperatures have increased.