As a result of a strong cold wave in Germany, the temperature dropped below 20 degrees Celsius, falling below zero yesterday. The region of Anklam in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the northeastern part of the country recorded 20.7 degrees below zero this morning at six in the morning, as stated by a representative of the German meteorological service.
**Quote:** "Temperatures this low have become a rarity in recent years due to snowfalls, clear skies, and southern winds, which significantly contributed to this considerable drop today."
A thick layer of snow covered the capital Berlin last week, while the temperature remained below zero yesterday. According to the German meteorological service, the lowest recorded temperature in the history of Germany was 37.8 degrees below zero in the town of Wölzing, in the south of the country, on February 12, 1929.