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Temperature record in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: The winter weather madness

2023-02-21T06:03:01.982Z


In February, a new temperature record was recorded in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 20.1 degrees means enormous stress for plants and animals.


In February, a new temperature record was recorded in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 20.1 degrees means enormous stress for plants and animals.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen – It's a crazy winter.

There is no doubt about it.

And it is by no means a normal winter.

Nobody denies that either.

Only: What can we still understand by a normal winter in the future?

“Continuity is declining,” says Dr.

Peter Suppan.

"You can no longer rely on snow from December to March," explains the Managing Director of the KIT Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

"The frequency of peaks like in the past few days is increasing." In addition, these will probably be more and more extreme in the future.

Last Saturday provided the best example directly from Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The thermometer at the German weather service station in Breitenau reached 20.1 degrees Celsius.

A new record for the second decade of February.

It has never been so warm in the market town between February 11th and 20th - since the first recording of the data in this case in 1936.

The absolute highest value for a February day was in 1960

Of course, a rather small window for such a message about a new maximum value.

But at least.

Because the absolute highest value for a February day under the Alpspitze is only slightly higher at 21.4 degrees.

However, this is from February 29, 1960. "There have always been extremes," Suppan comments on this value from 63 years ago.

"But that was rarely the case back then." And there are also examples of records on the other side of the scale: the coldest temperature ever recorded for a March day was not that far back.

On March 1, 2005, minus 21.2 degrees were measured in the market town.

In the future, you will have to brace yourself for weather imponderables, such as the Werdenfelser Land has been experiencing since the beginning of December.

"The changes are very extreme." The weather conditions jump back and forth: from deep frost to early summer conditions.

That's how it was in all the past three winter months December, January and now also in February.

And: The next change is already in sight again: "For the weekend, a change to a more normal winter is predicted," emphasizes the qualified meteorologist.

What is surprising: Suppan makes it clear that the changes in the climate in the Alpine region are much more visible in winter than in the warmer seasons.

"The summers here are not really drier, there are completely different regions, we feel the effects much more clearly in winter." The weather there is now more vulnerable, i.e. more prone to disruption.

But one thing would be wrong in a phase like these warm February weeks: to announce spring now.

"The relapse rate into the normal is still very high," Suppan clarifies.

District farmer: Celery now stays in the garden under a plastic bell all winter long

District and state farmer Christine Singer is becoming increasingly aware that nothing can be relied on anymore.

"You can tell it's already outside in the garden." In the past, the rule of thumb used to be that Leonhardi's beds should be tidied up in the autumn.

"You don't need that anymore," says Hofheimerin.

She keeps her celery in the bed under a plastic bell all winter long.

"Works wonderfully." Colleague Lisa Krötz from Farchant also reported to her that she had recently picked yellow turnips from the bed that she had overlooked in the fall.

"They used to be mushy, now they're nice and crunchy." Singer can't estimate what else needs to be adjusted to in this regard.

“We still have to gain experience.

In any case, there will be a number of innovations for farmers and hobby gardeners alike.

"We can still be happy that we are not doing the same as our colleagues in Franconia, who are suffering from the drought." There, two grass cuts were already missing last summer.

"And then that really becomes a problem."

The impact on nature will be great - Suppan is certain of that.

“These weather changes are pure stress for plants and animals.” The institute on Kreuzeckbahnstraße is doing a lot of research in this regard.

He makes one thing clear: "We humans will find it easier to adapt, we can adapt better."

Source: merkur

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