For the first time in 2024, the maximum temperature of 40 degrees was exceeded in several places, a rare but increasing situation in the spring. The province of Córdoba in Andalusia was already expected to experience very high temperatures, and this prediction also came true at the end of May.
To clarify, talking about temperatures reaching 40 degrees does not mean that all of Spain is suffering from that heat. Spain is a vast country with diverse climatic conditions, ranging from the coast to the mountains and from desert areas to forests. As a result, temperatures can vary greatly in northern, central and southern mainland Spain, even within the same provinces. It is important to take these diverse climatic differences into account when talking about the weather in Spain.
First place in the South to reach the 40 degree mark this year I exceededThe city of El Granado was in the province of Huelva (Andalusia), and the maximum temperature reached 41.2 degrees on Thursday. Montoro in Cordoba (Andalusia) followed by a temperature of 40 degrees. Also on Friday, the temperature rose above 40 degrees in Montoro in Cordoba, but elsewhere temperatures remained at 39 or 38 degrees, still very warm for May.
Since the introduction of temperature records in Spain, 2024 will be the seventh year in which 40 degrees have been exceeded in May. The first time this happened was in 2006, followed by 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022 and 2023. On average, this happens about once every three years in May.
Spain has meteorological observation centers with a very long series of measurements, some dating back more than a century. Since the middle of the last century, and especially in the 1990s, many automatic weather stations have been installed throughout the country, bringing the current number to about 800 automatic stations.
Although having more weather stations may mean 40-degree records are reported more often, it is also Emmett The warming Spanish climate, with summer conditions extending into spring and fall, clearly encourages this phenomenon.
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