Spain records hottest September on record, says weather agency
Spain’s heatwave is the latest in a series of record temperatures across Europe this year, with scientists linking the intense summer heat to human-driven climate change.
Spain experienced its hottest September on record, according to the national weather agency AEMET. The average temperature for the month reached 22.5C, 3.4C above the 1991-2020 average, causing September to effectively melt into summer. This marked the first time September's temperature surpassed the average summer temperature of 22.1C for the same period.
The extreme heat peaked at 45.7C in the southwestern town of El Granado on September 3rd. AEMET issued the highest red heat alert in limited Andalusian areas, a first for September since alerts began in 2007. The month was also exceptionally dry, with rainfall only 36% of the typical September amount. The record-breaking temperatures have been blamed for tens of thousands of excess deaths, along with disruptions to daily life and the economy due to drought and reduced river levels.
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