The period of mild weather since the beginning of February has materialized in the figures with a new record to boot.
The first fortnight of February (from Thursday February 1 to Thursday February 15) became the heat record for
“the mildest first fortnight of February ever recorded since records began
,” i.e. 1930, says La Chaîne Météo*.
Thermometers showed 3.6 degrees higher than the average over the period, for a total of 9.7°C, an increase of 0.2°C on the previous record which dated from 2002 with 9.51°C. , according to the National Heat Indicator.
This Thursday, February 15 even became
“the hottest day of winter 2024 on a national scale”
, specifies the Keraunos observatory on its X account. Temperatures worthy of the beginning of spring even climbed up to 27° C in the afternoon, in the South-West.
*The Weather Channel is a property of the Figaro group