Clearly too warm: weather service with preliminary fall balance
This Wednesday, the German Weather Service (DWD) will present its preliminary results for the fall of 2023. It includes the results of the approximately 2,000 measuring stations in Germany, which record temperatures, precipitation and sunshine duration.
According to the weather service in Offenbach, there are already indications that this year's fall will also be significantly too warm despite the current onset of winter. As of Tuesday, the average temperature for the time of year was around 2.8 percent above the average for the reference period from 1961 to 1990. In mid-September, temperatures of more than 30 degrees were still widely measured, said meteorologist Andreas Walter.
Conclusion: mild, wet, sunny
According to the values to date, precipitation was also above the average for the reference period. And: "Surprisingly, we are also still above the long-term average for hours of sunshine, albeit not as significantly," said Walter. A preliminary conclusion could therefore be: "Quite mild, too humid and still sunny."
As autumn draws to a close, winter is already making itself felt in many regions with cold temperatures and snow at exceptionally low altitudes. "This wintry situation is set to continue over the next few days," explained the meteorologist. "But we still expect the fall of 2023 to be significantly too warm overall."
To make statistics comparable, meteorologists summarize the seasons in whole months: September, October, November make up the meteorological fall. In contrast, the calendar or astronomical start of autumn is when day and night are the same length - this year on September 23.
The figures for autumn 2023 are to be published at midday. Last year's autumn was the third warmest since comprehensive measurements began in 1881, with an average temperature of 10.7 degrees.
Source: www.dpa.com
