Second-highest April temperature measured at 1500 meters above sea level
Published: Sunday, Apr 7th 2024, 03:50
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MeteoSwiss measured an "extraordinary" 17.4 degrees Celsius at around 1500 meters above sea level in Payerne VD at midnight from Saturday to Sunday. According to the weather service, this is the second-highest temperature ever recorded at this location in April.
The highest temperature of 17.8 degrees was measured on April 28, 2012, according to MeteoSwiss via X, formerly Twitter. The five highest temperatures have all been recorded since 2003. The data goes back to 1954.
Saturday was summery warm in Switzerland: in parts of Switzerland, the summer mark of 25 degrees was already broken by midday, and April records were set in several places. According to Meteonews, the previous temperature record was exceeded by 0.8 degrees in Chur GR, by 0.3 degrees in Fahy JU, by 0.5 degrees in Adelboden BE and by 0.9 degrees on the Weissfluhjoch. Specifically, 28.5 degrees were measured in Chur at 4.40 pm, 25.6 degrees in Fahy JU, 22.4 degrees in Adelboden and 8.9 degrees on the Weissfluhjoch.
In the lowlands sometimes just under 30 degrees
In the lowlands, the summer mark of 25 degrees was reached in some places as early as midday. By late afternoon, some places even saw temperatures of just under 30 degrees. According to Meteonews, temperatures reached 28.8 degrees in Basel-Binningen, 27.7 degrees in Delsberg JU and 27.3 degrees in Sion VS.
The exceptionally warm subtropical air flowing over Switzerland was responsible for the high temperatures, MeteoSwiss wrote on Saturday. In addition to summer temperatures, this current is also bringing Saharan dust with it. According to Metonews, Sunday is likely to see similar or even slightly higher temperatures and Monday is also expected to be "exceptionally warm" once again.
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