Trinidad records lowest temperature in a decade

Trinidad and Tobago Monday recorded its lowest temperature in January for the past decade with the country’s Meteorological Service (TTMS) reporting that Trinidad “experienced a record-breaking cold night.”

According to the TTMS, the minimum temperature cooled to 65 degrees Fahrenheit at Piarco Airport, during the pre-dawn hours on Monday.

“This was due to colder air from the north encroaching on Trinidad and Tobago where the winds were mostly calm, with pre-existing very dry conditions and almost cloud free skies for most of the night”.

“This is the lowest temperature recorded at Piarco for January during the last decade, since 2012. The lowest minimum temperature on record at Piarco is 61 degrees Fahrenheit which occurred on the nights of January 21 and 30, 1964, followed by 62 degrees Fahrenheit on the night of January 28, 1976”.

The TTMS said although there was a slow start to the cool season, the first half of this month had cool temperatures in the mid to lower 68 degrees Fahrenheit “eventually dropping to low 60’s during the second half of January and culminating during the last week with morning temperatures below 68 degrees Fahrenheit”.

It said that there is a high probability that cool nights will continue into the first week of February “and possibly drop lower than 65 degrees Fahrenheit, urging persons, who are susceptible to lower temperature and who experience respiratory problems to be proactive and wear warm and/or extra clothing.

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