Friday was record-breakingly hottest day in Spain in May

Friday, May 30th, “was the warmest time for May successful Spain since record-keeping began successful 1950,” Aemet stated connected Twitter. The pursuing day, Saturday, May 31st, besides saw notably high temperatures, the bureau noted.

According to preliminary information from Aemet, the mean somesthesia for the full time connected Friday was 24.08°C, somewhat higher than the erstwhile grounds of 23.76°C acceptable connected May 21, 2022.

This heatwave, which affected the full Iberian Peninsula done Sunday, led to an mean somesthesia of 23.91°C connected Saturday, May 31st.

Aemet reports that temperatures exceeded 40°C successful the cities of Seville, Ubeda, and Córdoba successful Andalusia, confederate Spain. This surge successful vigor was driven by a precise blistery aerial wide originating from North Africa.

However, Spain has experienced likewise precocious temperatures successful May before; notable instances occurred successful 2015 and 2022.

“As we see, this script indicates that summer-like conditions are opening earlier and much frequently, adjacent though outpouring has not yet officially ended,” explained Aemet spokesperson Rubén del Campo.

Spain, a state connected the frontlines of clime change, has seen its 3 warmest years connected grounds successful the past four, with galore heatwaves and record-breaking temperatures.

Additionally, the caller wintertime was peculiarly mild, marking the 2nd consecutive wintertime without a important acold wave, Aemet highlighted. The meteorological bureau precocious emphasized that 9 retired of the past 10 winters person been warmer than average.