The highest air temperature was recorded in Spain. In Bilbao, in the north of the country, it reached 24.7 degrees. The publication notes that this is the highest temperature since the start of accounting in 1947.
Segovia, near Madrid, recorded a temperature of 22.7 degrees, the highest since 1920. And in neighboring Avila, the air reached 20.2 degrees – the highest level since 1983.
“These high temperatures are not normal. These are the temperatures that are commonly seen in April,” said Ruben del Campo, a spokesman for the state meteorological agency AEMET.
He attributed the rise in temperature to high pressure.
The high pressure anticyclone also moved to France. Rescuers warned of the danger of avalanches in the Alps.
“At present, the temperature is about 15 degrees in the Alps at an altitude of 1600 meters and does not reach zero below 4000 meters. At night there was not even frost – the temperature did not drop below 10 degrees, and this is very unusual,” notes meteorologist Luka Merkalli.
Temperatures in some of Italy’s most famous ski resorts, including Cortina d’Ampezzo and Courmayeur, will range from 13 to 15 degrees. Warm weather is expected not only on January 1, but will continue until January 3.
“The increased temperature combined with strong winds create conditions for avalanches,” warn climbers.
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