Coldest night of the year sees mercury plummet to -15ºC and frosts on Mediterranean coast
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 @ 8:02 PM
THE coldest night of the year saw frosts and sub-zero temperatures even reaching Spain’s coasts including what are normally the warmest parts of the country.
Monday night saw the mercury plummet to between 0ºC and 1ºC in the province of Valencia, one of the areas that usually sees the mildest winters, and Tuesday night was only slightly warmer.
Islands, coasts and low-lying areas are usually free from frost, but the State meteorological agency, AEMET says not one part of the mainland or Balearic Islands has escaped the deep freeze.
Record lows were recorded in Lleida, where temperatures went down to -14.6ºC, Baqueira at -13.8ºC, and Cuéllar (Segovia) and El Puente (Zamora) dropped down to -10.2ºC.
Initial forecasts were for inland areas, such as rural areas in the province of Castellón, to see temperatures of -22ºC.
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