In the Valencia region, on the Mediterranean coast, 29.5 degrees were measured. The meteorological authority spoke of an “anomaly” in the middle of winter.
Heat wave in the middle of winter in Spain: around 30 degrees Celsius were measured in the south and east of the country on Thursday. According to the Aemet meteorological agency, the thermometer rose to 29.5 degrees in the Valencia region, on the Mediterranean coast, in the afternoon. A little south of there, in the Murcia region, 28.5 degrees were measured and in Malaga, Andalusia, in the south, 27.8 degrees were measured.
The meteorological authority spoke of an “anomaly” in the middle of winter; several temperature records for January were broken in several locations in Spain. Temperatures at almost 400 weather stations – and therefore almost all stations – reached or exceeded 20 degrees.
The heat wave, which also affected southeastern France, was triggered by a rise in the Mediterranean. Spain has been repeatedly hit by heatwaves for some time now, and in December it was 29.9 degrees in Malaga. At the same time, the country is suffering from a severe drought in Andalusia and Catalonia. According to scientists, current global warming, especially due to the use of fossil fuels, will lead to increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. (APA/AFP)