After an Icy Night in Vienna: Caritas Reminds of Cold Weather Hotline

According to the meteorological service, it was coldest in the Mühlviertel and Waldviertel regions. In the vicinity of the Zwettl Abbey, a low of minus 16.8 degrees was measured. For comparison: The lowest temperature ever recorded in Zwettl - simultaneously the Austrian record for low altitudes - was minus 36.6 degrees on February 11, 1929.

Coldest Night in Vienna of the Current Winter

In some regions, the night to Wednesday was the coldest of this winter so far. In Vienna, for example, minus 12.2 degrees were measured at the Vienna Mariabrunn weather station, and minus 8.3 degrees at the Hohe Warte. However, last night was still far from icy record values: They are minus 29.1 degrees in Mariabrunn on January 24, 1942, and minus 26.0 at the Hohe Warte on February 11, 1929.

Caritas Appeals to Use Cold Weather Hotline

The temperatures are particularly hard on homeless people. Caritas appeals to the public to contact the organization's cold weather hotline if women and men are found on the streets of Vienna without help. Then an appropriate streetwork team can be dispatched. The phone is staffed around the clock, seven days a week, from November to the end of April and can be reached at 01/4804553.

(APA/Red)

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