“The average temperature has increased since 1961 by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in Spain,” and the ten warmest years in a row were all recorded in the 21st century, Aemet said.
2023 was Spain’s second warmest year on record, just behind 2022, the national meteorological service (Aemet) announced today.
The average annual temperature in 2023 reached 15.2 degrees Celsius (1.2 degrees above normal), while 44 days of absolute heat records were recorded during this year, said Ruben del Campo, Aemet representative during a press conference to present its annual climate report service.
“This is the second warmest year in a row” since records were kept in 1961, after 2022, he pointed out.
“1.2 degrees above normal may seem a little, but (…) for a whole year it is a lot” he stressed.
In 2022 the average annual temperature exceeded 15 degrees Celsius for the first time, reaching 15.5.
“The average temperature has increased since 1961 by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in Spain,” and the ten warmest years in a row were all recorded in the 21st century, Aemet said.
De Campo underlined the “fundamental” role played by “greenhouse gas emissions” in global warming.
2024 looks set to follow the same trend: this January was Spain’s warmest on record, with the mainland averaging 8.4 degrees Celsius. In some areas, the thermometer even approached 30 degrees Celsius during an unprecedented heat wave, which Aemet described as an “anomaly”.
Although accustomed to high temperatures, Spain is facing increasingly frequent and frequent episodes of extreme heat, often outside of summer, which worries scientists.
Source :Skai
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