Offenbach (dpa/lrs) – According to preliminary data from the German Weather Service (DWD), Rhineland-Palatinate was one of the warmest federal states in October. An average of “unusually high” 12.1 degrees Celsius was measured, the DWD announced on Monday in Offenbach. That was 2.9 degrees more than in the internationally valid reference period from 1961 to 1990. In addition, the second month of autumn was comparatively wet: 100 liters of precipitation fell per square meter, which was 37 liters more than the long-term average. Nevertheless, the sun shone for around 115 hours (105 hours).
Nationwide, the month is one of the five warmest Octobers since measurements began in 1881. According to the DWD, the average temperature was 11.9 degrees, which is 2.9 degrees above the value for the reference period 1961 to 1990. In comparison compared to the current and warmer comparison period from 1991 to 2020, the deviation was plus 2.5 degrees.
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