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Maquinchao Records Argentina’s Lowest Morning Temperature as SMN Lists Coldest Cities

The official SMN ranking highlights shifting cold pockets across the Andes, Patagonia and high‑altitude northern towns plus an AMBA forecast for morning fog and cool daytime highs.

Overview

  • The most recent Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) morning ranking places Maquinchao (Río Negro) at the top with a measured -5.7°C and 83% humidity.
  • SMN’s daily lists show the coldest locality changes day to day, with La Quiaca (Jujuy) and Malargüe (Mendoza) having led earlier in the same reporting period.
  • A small group of towns—including Chapelco, El Calafate, San Carlos de Bariloche and Villa Reynolds—recur in the top-10, reflecting consistent regional susceptibility to low early-morning temperatures.
  • The May 26 bulletin republished by national outlets also carries a local AMBA forecast that warns of morning fog, about 9°C at dawn, a low chance of rain and a daytime high near 16°C.
  • SMN’s routine morning observations (typically between 7–8 AM) report air temperature, sensación térmica (feels-like) and humidity, metrics that inform local travel, agriculture and health advisories as austral winter begins.