Colder northern and eastern and warmer southern and western coutnries of Central Europe have experienced last days with record winter “heatwave”, with temperatures above +20,0°C in every country. Maximum temperatures +20/+23°C in February are for region very rarely, if not exceptional, however, next temperature shocks are prepared for Europe during the next weeks.
Only 0,1°C below all-time February (and winter) records temperature stopped in Poland (Pszenno, +21,3°C) and Slovakia (Prievidza, +20,5°C) on Wednesday, 24. February 2021 (+25°C in southwestern Slovakia didn´t be reached, but in Slovenia and Croatia, summer days(above +25°C) were observed – a topic of the next article), in Czechia, +20,0°Cwas measured already on Tuesday (Vyšší Brod), 23. February 2021.
Austria, +22,6°C reported on Tuesday (Köflach), Hungary +21,7°C on Wednesday (Veszprém) and Germany +21,6°C on Wednesday (Rheinau-Memprechtshofen).
Many all-time temperature records for winter or month February was overcame and extremely warm winter period continues on Thursday, when the next temperature records are expected. All-time national highs are still possible.
After exceptionally warm Thursday, 25. February in Central Europe, with the next possible temperatures +20/+23°C, summer days (above +25°C) are still expected in Balkan on Friday, 25. February 2021.
#IMGWlive 19:45 Dane z 🌡termometrów maksymalnych potwierdziły rekord lutego dla stacji synoptycznych = 21,2°C Jelenia Góra. Rekord padł też np. w Warszawie o 0,3°C. Na stacji telemetrycznej Pszenno zanotowano 21,34°C. Zabrakło 0,06°C do wyrównania rekordu. Jutro możliwe są nowe pic.twitter.com/WqjZ5tXrU9
15: 40 #IMGWlive Dziś na wielu termometrach 🌡w kraju słupek rtęci wzrósł 📈do rekordowych wartości dla lutego. Pobity został np. rekord stacji synoptycznych – Jelenia Góra 21,2 °C. Na st. telemetrycznej Pszenno zabrakło 0,1°C do wyrównania rekordu 21,4°z Makowa Podhalańskiego pic.twitter.com/Ux1yIlMg70
📈Wczoraj w Warszawie termometry pokazały 17,5°C. 🆕Jest to nowy rekord temperatury maksymalnej dla Warszawy w lutym. 📆Ostatnio tak ciepło w stolicy było w lutym 1990 roku, kiedy to zanotowano 17,2°C. pic.twitter.com/LlcdQ8WS2Q
European Warm Spell: on 24 February Poland with 21.3C and Slovakia with 20.5C missed their national monthly records of highest temperature by 0.1C,few others like Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina by few decimals.
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 24, 2021
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 24, 2021
European Warm Spell-Czech Republic also had its share of monthly records of Tmaxes for February on 23 February in 14 stations reaching the 20C mark at hill elevations which were warmer due to thermal inversions. https://t.co/TOWTUjGCB0
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 23, 2021
European warm spell-#Austria: Exceptional warm day on 23 February with temperatures as high as 22.6C, not far from the national monthly record of 24.2C in Güssing and Deutschlandsberg in 2019. https://t.co/MrSQst0oDn
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 23, 2021
Az év eddigi legmelegebb délutánján többfelé alakul 20 fok körül a hőmérséklet. Méréseink szerint jelenleg Veszprémben van a legmelegebb, 21,7 fokkal. Ezzel szemben a Balaton északi partján, Csopakon mindössze 5,8 fok (!) van. 👉 https://t.co/FF8DvWPBDCpic.twitter.com/b6h3YfWCRl
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