Summer 2023 in Castilla y León: Climate Summary, Predictions, and the Impacts of Climate Change

2023-09-18 19:16:43

The balance took place in the Government Subdelegation in Ávila, where Barcones was accompanied by the Government subdelegate in that province, Fernando Galeano, and the territorial delegate of AEMET in Castilla y León, Manuel Mora.

Barcones highlighted the importance of AEMET’s predictions at a time of climate change and highlighted the need to be attentive to the warnings issued within the Meteoalerta plan to protect lives and property. The summer in Castilla y León in 2023 was ranked as the third warmest since 1913, only surpassed by the summers of 2022 and 2003. In terms of rainfall, June had a surplus of 121%, while July and August recorded deficits. of 70% and 83%, respectively, compared to the period 1991-2020.

Barcones summarized the summer of 2023 in Castilla y León as “very hot and humid”, with average temperatures above normal in most of the Community. In the province of Ávila, the average temperature was 21.6 degrees, 1.5 degrees above average.

The June-August quarter of 2023 recorded 40 days with temperatures equal to or above 30 degrees Celsius in Castilla y León. The highest temperature reached was 44.1 degrees on August 23 in Miranda de Ebro, while the lowest minimum was recorded in Cuéllar, with 1.5 degrees on August 28.

Regarding rainfall, Zamora experienced intense rain on June 9, with an intensity of up to 85.2 liters per square meter in one hour, while in July 0 liters per square meter were recorded. At a global level, the average precipitation in Castilla y León was 87.4 liters per square meter, with a surplus of 16%.

For autumn, AEMET predicts a warm and humid nature in the months of October, November and December. Barcones emphasized the gradual increase in temperatures due to climate change, as confirmed by the report on the state of the climate in Spain 2022 prepared by AEMET. The delegate invited citizens to collaborate with AEMET as meteorological observers to contribute to a better understanding of the climate in the region.

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