Italy: 22 degrees in South Tyrol, bathing weather in Sicily - and blooming mimosas as a bad omen. Only on eight nights did the thermometer approach zero degrees in Naples.
Winter had already started late, and in November it was still 20 degrees plus in many places. The northern foehn even caused record values on Saturday (February 3rd): Dieter Peterlin, meteorologist at the Italian National Weather Service, reported to the broadcaster RAI that it had never been so warm.