Spanish area hits 28C in January – the second-highest temperature in 38 years

Temperatures in southern Spain in the present day reached simply over 28C – the second-highest worth recorded in January since 1985.

AEMET, Spain’s state meteorological company, reported that most temperatures recorded at one observatory within the Mediterranean area of Murcia hit 28.2C.

At one other, provisional knowledge confirmed the temperature peaked at 28.5C.

The unusually heat climate got here near breaking information, changing into the second-highest worth recorded at one observatory for January in 38 years, the company mentioned in a put up on X.

Many different components of Spain additionally loved temperatures within the 20s, together with Alicante which had a most temperature of 25C and Granada with 26C.

The heat climate lured folks exterior, with many pictured sunbathing or taking part in volleyball on a seashore in Valencia, which additionally reached temperatures within the mid-20s.

Despite having fun with the climate, some vacationers expressed concern for the unusually scorching temperatures.

“We’re a bit surprised that it’s so pleasantly warm… And it’s nice for us now, but we don’t think it’s completely normal,” Thorsten Petersen, 66, mentioned whereas in Madrid.

Adela, a neighborhood pensioner, added: “Those who say there is no climate change just have to look at what’s happening: it’s either too cold or too warm. I think this is a disaster.”

Scientists have linked scorching temperatures and dry and windy situations in lots of components of the world, together with southern Europe, to local weather change.

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Last yr was confirmed as the most well liked on file, based on knowledge, with the worldwide common air floor temperature hitting 14.98C in 2023 – beating the earlier file set in 2016.

In Spain alone, the file temperatures prompted consecutive heatwaves which sparked wildfires and droughts.

Temperatures in neighbouring Portugal additionally reached 23C in some areas on Thursday, with the climate company IPMA anticipating Friday to succeed in 24C – round eight to 9 levels above regular ranges.