Although January is considered one of the coldest winter months, this year it started relatively comfortably and warm across Europe, with temperatures reaching unusual all-time highs in terms of their heat.
These national records come from eight countries across the continent and three other large regions.
hot temperatures in spain,
In Warsaw, the capital of Poland, 18.9 degrees Celsius were measured on Sunday and in the city of Bilbao in Spain 25.1 degrees were recorded, which are more than 10 degrees above the average heat in January.
Among others, temperature records were broken in the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark and Belarus.
Additional records were recorded at some of the measuring stations in Germany, France and Ukraine.
Water restrictions in Barcelona
In each of these countries, a significant deviation from the previous heat record of January was recorded.
For example, the temperature in Warsaw was 4 degrees higher than the previous record, in Belarus there was a 4.5 degree deviation from the previous record.
The measurement and weather authorities in Europe note these records because it is a deviation from the normal pattern.
In part of the Catalonia region, including the city of Barcelona, there are still water use restrictions, photo: Reuters
Have you wondered how warm this winter is?
The temperatures on New Year's Day in Bilbao in Spain were equal to the average temperatures in July.
At the same time, in part of the Catalonia region, including the city of Barcelona, there are still restrictions on the use of water, and this despite the fact that Europe should now be at the height of winter and the height of the rainy season.
A similar situation was also recorded in Switzerland, where the temperatures reached 20 degrees as the warm weather affects the ski resorts in the Alps, when this year a lack of snow can be seen.
The warm start in January comes only a few days after a number of European countries, including Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain, declared 2022 as the hottest year in their history.
In Europe, it has been noted in recent years that heat waves have become more frequent, stronger and of longer duration than in the past.
The reason - climate change caused by humanity.
In fact, the global average has already warmed by 1.1 degrees Celsius above the global average temperature before the industrial age.
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