Hamburg Records an Unusually Warm and Sunny Summer
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Hamburg’s average temperature from June through August reached 18.9°C, 2.4°C above the 1991-2020 average.
- The city recorded 14 days at or above 30°C and four days at or above 35°C, the latter a Hamburg record.
- Summer rainfall totaled about 192 liters per square meter, while sunshine reached around 683 hours.
Hamburg experienced an unusually warm and sunny summer, including a record number of very hot days for the city.
The German Weather Service said the average temperature across June, July and August reached 18.9°C. That was 2.4°C above the long-term average for the 1991-2020 comparison period.
Heat days offered an even clearer measure of the season. Hamburg recorded 14 days with temperatures of at least 30°C, including four days when temperatures reached at least 35°C. The weather service said those four very hot days set a record for Hamburg.
The summer’s highest temperature came on June 27 in Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, where it reached 39.4°C. Rainfall during the three meteorological summer months totaled about 192 liters per square meter, 88% of the long-term summer average of 218 liters.
The city also received more sunshine than usual. Hamburg recorded roughly 683 hours, compared with a long-term average of 618 hours.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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