> have both semi arid savannas and steppes to arid desert climates. It is not no stranger to high temperature anytime of year, neither to the sudden steep subtr

> have both semi arid savannas and steppes to arid desert climates. It is not no stranger to high temperature anytime of year, neither to the sudden steep subtropics warm up midwinter known locally as ‘veranito' Yes, but similar record was last seen ~70 years ago for the peak in Chile and ~110 years ago in Buenos Aires. So, the matter is about "how frequently how much" > Here in SE SA plateau it's been a normal to cooler winter Yes but this is exactly the "stochastic" part of randomness, i.e. making it difficult to assess a phenomenon from a restricted perspective which is not the big picture.