According to the National Meteorological Service, in Argentina summer is expected to arrive with extreme heat. Learn about the function of air conditioning that can help combat high temperatures.
Summer is just around the corner in Argentina and with the High temperatures will reach the different provinces of the country. In recent years, air conditioning has become an irreplaceable appliance and a key player in being able to face the extreme heat that is predicted.
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Despite its impact on electricity consumption bills, many people do not give up the use of this device. However, few are aware of a key feature that can help combat humidity and record temperatures: the Dry button.


What is the Dry button and what is it for?
Many users do not even register the existence of the Dry button on the remote controls for air conditioners. However, this feature can make a difference when it comes to dealing with extreme temperatures and high humidity of summer.
In detail, Dry in English means dry: This button activates a function specifically designed to control the humidity in the environment where the appliance is placed. When this is started, the air conditioner adjusts its settings to remove moisture from the air, creating a cooler and more comfortable environment.
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Controlling humidity, one of the secrets to refreshing an environment.
Reducing humidity in the air not only improves the thermal sensation experienced by the user, but also has other benefits outside of combating the heat. This function allows you to prevent problems such as mold growth and condensation formation on walls.
Benefits of the “Dry” button on the air conditioner
- More and better comfort: Reducing humidity in the environment cools the environment even at slightly higher temperatures.
- Prevents the appearance of mold: Controlling humidity helps prevent mold growth, which is crucial to the health and integrity of the home and those who live in it.
- Greater energy efficiency: By working to remove moisture, the air conditioner works more efficiently, which can result in savings on your energy bills.
Extreme heat: will the temperature in Buenos Aires reach 50 degrees in the summer?
Summer has not yet arrived in Argentina, but the first Signs of sweltering days began to appear. In this sense, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) published its quarterly forecasts and users on social networks were alarmed by the possibility that in Buenos Aires exceed 50 degrees during the summer.
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The SMN forecast for summer in Argentina.
However, everything was due, initially, to a confusion: the SMN forecast for the months of November 2024 – January 2025 stated that there are “50 to 55%” of possibilities that the temperatures this summer will be “higher than normal“. In detail, the climate phenomenon “central strip of the country and NOA region with greater chances towards the east of Buenos Aires.”
In this way, it is true that there is a greater “probability of having warmer than normal conditions throughout the center and north of the country, mainly in the NOA” in the months of November 2024 to January 2025,Although the thermometer’s record will still remain to be seen as the weeks go by. The calculation of SMN was made taking into account “experimental numerical forecasts from the main global climate simulation models and statistical models indicate differences in seasonal forecast probabilities.”
Source: Ambito