Overview
- The Indio Hatuey station in Matanzas recorded 0.0°C during the early hours, a reading confirmed by Cuba’s meteorological institute Insmet.
- The measurement eclipses the previous national minimum of 0.6°C set in 1996 in Bainoa, Mayabeque.
- Provincial meteorologists reported frost in agricultural areas near Indio Hatuey, a rarity for the tropical island.
- Insmet noted that 32 stations across western and central Cuba reported early‑morning temperatures at or below 10°C.
- Local reports linked the cold surge and advancing front to severe coastal flooding and described unusually cold nights affecting daily life.