The country is suffering through a heat wave that knocked out power in Buenos Aires and challenged all-time records.
Summary
- Ground temperatures climbed above 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) in parts of Argentina this week as the country suffers through a shockingly hot start to summer.
- Those temperatures are different than air temperatures, which is our usual way of conveying how hot a place is.
- On Tuesday, temperatures rose to 106.7 degrees Fahrenheit (41.5 degrees Celsius) in Buenos Aires, the second-highest reading in the city in more than 100 years of records .
- Other parts of the country saw temperatures as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius).
- The forecast calls for temperatures to reach around 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) through Friday, before the heat finally breaks this weekend.