As the thermometer surpassed 45C for a 2nd consecutive day over parts of Greece and Turkey, parts of France shivered with highs of just 15-20C, a firm 15C!! below normal. The contrast between France and Greece couldn’t be much greater.
The 500mb height anomaly doesn’t look all that exceptional!
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
2m temp anomaly
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
These were the highs across Europe yesterday. Take a look at France and Alps compared to Greece, southern and western Turkey!
Credit: Meteoceil
Credit: Meteoceil
Langadas, Greece topped 47.1C yesterday. The hottest reading for Europe in 2021 and only 0.4C off the Greek record.
https://twitter.com/ThierryGooseBC/status/1422590163952316421
Just 10 days after Turkey topped a new national heat record (49.1C) in the far east of the country close to the Iran border, the temperature even along the Aegean coast wasn’t far off.
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1422635577103552512
Nights have been equally as extreme as the days.
https://twitter.com/extremetemps/status/1422665830156939274
Temp anomaly for first 3 days of August. Parts of Western Europe may have witnessed one of it’s coldest opens to an April when it’s been one of the hottest in southeast Europe.
Credit: Michael Ventrice
FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Severe Weather Europe
Recent Comments