The winter of 2023-2024 (December 2023, January and February 2024) in Greece was characterized by long periods with high temperature values, far exceeding the normal temperatures for the season
According to the preliminary data of the climate change service (C3S) of the European Copernicus program analyzed by the meteo.gr/EAA scientific team, the winter of 2023-2024 was the warmest on record for Greece.
The winter of 2023-2024 (December 2023, January and February 2024) in Greece was characterized by long periods with high temperature values, far exceeding the normal temperatures for the season.
Figure 1 shows the average maximum temperature for the winter period from 1960 to 2024 in the whole of Greece. The winter of 2023-2024 is recorded as the warmest on record for Greece, surpassing the winter of 2015-2016. A very important fact is that in the last 10 years the 6 warmest winters of all time have been recorded. The average maximum temperature in Greece from 1960 to 2024 for the winter period shows an increase of 1.8 °C.
Figure 1. Average maximum temperature for the winter period (December, January, February) in Greece from 1960 until 2024.
Figure 2 shows the deviation of the average maximum temperature from the average value of the period 1991-2020 in Greece. In areas of Northern Greece the average maximum temperature for the winter of 2023-2024 fluctuated by 2-3 °C above the average value of the period 1991-2020, in the rest of the country by 1-2 °C, while in no part of Greece the deviation of the average maximum temperature did not fall below +0.5 °C.
Figure 2. Deviation of the average maximum temperature for the winter of 2023-2024 from the average value of the period 1991-2020 in Greece.
Source: Skai
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