Mainland Spain skilled its hottest Might day ever on Friday, with the typical temperature surpassing 24 levels Celsius (75 levels Fahrenheit), nationwide climate company AEMET stated on Monday.
The typical temperature throughout the nation hit 24.08C, breaking the earlier report for the month of 23.73C set on Might 21, 2022, in response to provisional knowledge from the company.
“This was the most well liked day for a month of Might throughout mainland Spain for the reason that starting of the info sequence in 1950,” AEMET wrote on social media.
The typical temperature on Saturday reached 23.91C, making it the second-hottest Might day on report.
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A mass of sizzling air shifting north from Africa pushed temperatures in some areas of Spain greater than 10C above regular for the time of the 12 months.
Temperatures exceeded 40C in components of southern area of Andalusia.
Whereas uncommon, this isn’t the primary time Spain has skilled exceptionally excessive Might temperatures. Related occasions occurred in 2015 and 2022, AEMET stated.
“This displays a situation the place summer-like circumstances are arriving earlier and extra often, even earlier than spring has ended,” stated AEMET spokesperson Ruben del Campo.
Scientists say local weather change pushed by human exercise is rising the size, frequency and depth of maximum climate occasions reminiscent of heatwaves.
The final three years have been the most well liked on report in Spain, which is rising from a years-long drought.
