History of Measurements Shows: Austria Has Experienced Hotter Holiday Starts Than This Year
The start of July in Austria has been very hot. The peak of the heatwave is expected to end by Thursday. In historical comparison, there have been even higher temperatures around this time. "In principle, we are not experiencing anything at the moment that hasn't happened before. It could become one of the warmest starts to July in recorded history, but we are not reaching the top values," said climatologist Alexander Orlik from Geosphere Austria on Thursday.
Temperatures are expected to rise up to 37 degrees in Carinthia on Thursday. Similar values are expected in the east, depending on the cloud cover. On Friday, a significant cooling of up to ten degrees and temperatures around 27 degrees are expected, as Geosphere told APA.
Summers in the Years 1950, 1957, 2012, and 2019 with Particularly High Temperatures
In earlier times, there were significantly hotter heatwaves at the start of the holidays: In Horn in Lower Austria, 39.4 degrees were measured on July 5, 1957. In Leibnitz in Styria and Waidhofen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria, 39.3 degrees were recorded on July 5, 1950. On the same day, the thermometer in Andau in Burgenland showed 39.0 degrees. July started in 2019 in Krems in Lower Austria with 38.8 degrees - on the same day it was 38.6 degrees in Stockerau and Langenlebarn. The same amount as on July 5, 1950, in Deutschkreutz. Overall, the summers in the years 1950, 1957, 2012, and 2019 were particularly hot.
Weather Stations in the 1950s Not Yet Forced Ventilated
Overall, according to Geosphere's analysis, there were 29 values at and above 38 degrees in the period from June 27 to July 5 in the country's recorded history. Orlik pointed out that it should be considered that the weather stations in the 1950s were not yet forced ventilated. In the meantime, the stations have long been automatically air-conditioned. "If there was no wind and the air was stagnant inside, the stations could overheat a bit in the past," said Orlik. This has been taken into account in the long-term observations of climate change, but not in individual measurements.
(APA/Red)
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