Second hottest August since measurements began in Switzerland in 1864
Published: Friday, Aug 30th 2024, 15:10
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This year, Switzerland experienced the second hottest August since measurements began in 1864. The average temperature so far has been 17 degrees, 2.7 degrees above the 1991-2020 norm.
According to MeteoSwiss on Friday, a new August record is expected in Samedan GR with an average temperature of 14.5 degrees. That would be 0.3 degrees higher than in the hot summer of 2003.
A new record was also set on the Jungfraujoch with a monthly average of 3.3 degrees. The previous record was 3.0 degrees. In Lugano, the monthly average of 24.8 degrees is likely to be the same as in 2003.
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