The first week of February was one of the coldest in recent years in the DR. The List?n Diario carried a report over the weekend on the low temperatures the country has suffered as a result of more than the usual amount of cold fronts passing over national territory. The good news is that the Weather Department is forecasting higher minimum temperatures and warmer days ahead. The National Weather Office is forecasting that the minimum temperatures for Santo Domingo will be 19-21?C, up from an earlier 17?C. Noontime temperatures of 28-30?C are also forecast. Frequent short showers are expected to continue. The coldest temperature reported in the DR occurred on 25 January 1956, when the thermometer showed 0?C in the mountain valley town of Constanza. List?n Diario highlighted the following minimum temperatures for early morning during the first week of February: City Temp Date Record lowSanto Domingo: 17.2?C on 1 February 1999 (11?C, 1956) Puerto Plata: 17.2?C on 2 February (14?C, 1986) Constanza: 6?C on 2 February 1999 (0?C, 1956) Jiman?: 18.2?C on 3 February 1999 (15?C, 1978) Las Americas Airport: 16?C on 1 February 1999 (11.4?C, 1997) Mao: 15?C on 31 January (11?C, 1956) Sabana de la Mar: 15.5?C on 1 February 1999 (12?C, 1945)
