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4. It certainly would be funny, if that's what the article said, but it doesn't

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 08:59 PM

Aug 2023

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"We have recorded a temperature of 27.6 Celsius (82F) on a winter day," said Yuri Escajadillo, a weather forecaster for Peru's National Meteorological and Hydrology Service, Senamhi.

"You don't get this in winter, this is record-breaking and has exceeded all historical values for this season."

Escajadillo said part of the reason for the dramatic temperature spike was warm water along Peru's coasts brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

He said the water off the coast of Lima should be 16-17 Celsius (61-63 Fahrenheit) but was currently 20-21 Celsius (68-70).

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