On the morning of January 9, many areas in Ho Chi Minh City and the expanded urban area recorded a deep drop in temperature to 17 degrees Celsius. The rare cold made people have to wear thick warm clothes, covered tightly to cope with the numbness.
Some southern provinces this morning also had very low temperatures.
This morning, the lowest temperature measured at So Sao station (HCMC) was 16.9 degrees C, Vung Tau 19.5 degrees C, Cat Tien (Lam Dong) 14 degrees C, Ta Lai (Dong Nai) 14.6 degrees C.
In the Mekong Delta, the lowest temperature in Cao Lanh (Dong Thap) is 17.8 degrees C; Chau Doc (An Giang), Ba Tri (Vinh Long) 19 degrees C; Rach Gia (An Giang) 20.1 degrees C. My Tho (Dong Thap) 18.5 degrees C, Can Tho fluctuates from 18.9 - 20.1 degrees C.
According to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Station, in recent days, Ho Chi Minh City has continuously experienced cool weather at night and early morning, with common temperatures of 20- 22 degrees Celsius. On the night of January 8 and early morning of January 9, the temperature continued to drop deeply, at times dropping to 17 degrees Celsius - a rare low in the past 10 years.
Not only Ho Chi Minh City, the Southeast region also recorded temperatures lower than the average for many years. The East is commonly 17-20 degrees Celsius, in some places below 17 degrees Celsius; the West fluctuates 19-22 degrees Celsius, while the coastal area recorded levels of 23-24 degrees Celsius.
Notably, the highest daytime temperature is still maintained at 29-32 degrees Celsius, causing a significant temperature difference between day and night.
In the past 10 years, the lowest temperature in Ho Chi Minh City has usually fluctuated between 19-20 degrees Celsius, except for 2016, which recorded 18.2 degrees Celsius. Therefore, this cold spell is considered rare and attracts much attention.
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