The most recent spring was unusually warm, sunny, and dry, with temperatures well above historical averages and six hot days reaching 30°C or more. The season also stood out for high radiation and sunshine, low cloud cover, and no exceptional daily rainfall events.
The most recent spring season was notably warmer and sunnier than historical norms. The average air temperature reached 12.1 degrees Celsius, which is one degree warmer than the 20-year average of 11.1 degrees and 2.4 degrees above the all-time seasonal average of 9.7 degrees. The warmest day occurred on May 26 with a high of 32.5 degrees, nearly matching the 20-year maximum of 32.7 degrees and the all-time record of 33.5 degrees. The coldest day fell to minus 2.8 degrees on March 28, which was considerably milder than the 20-year minimum of minus 6.8 degrees and far from the all-time low of minus 14.8 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 115.5 millimeters for the season, with the wettest day bringing only 15.8 millimeters on April 12. Because no single day exceeded 30 millimeters, no exceptional daily rainfall event was recorded. The season also brought 11 summer days with temperatures of 25 degrees or higher, and 6 hot days reaching 30 degrees or more. This count of hot days is already more than a third of the total number of hot days recorded across the entire 20-year comparison period, which had 16 such days. The season recorded 3 frost days and no ice days, which is consistent with a spring that was generally mild.
Compared with the last 20 years, the season stands out for its higher radiation and sunshine. Mean global radiation was 203.1 watts per square meter, well above the 20-year average of 176.7 and the all-time average of 165.7. Sunshine duration averaged 429.3 minutes per day, compared with 337.5 minutes over the last 20 years and 310.6 minutes across all records. Cloud cover was lower than usual at 55.9 percent, versus 66.6 percent for the recent period and 65.5 percent historically. Humidity was also slightly below average at 65.4 percent.
The most exceptional aspect of the season is the number of hot days. Six hot days in a single spring is a very high count when compared with the 20-year total of 16 hot days for all springs combined. This suggests that the recent spring experienced an unusual concentration of early-season heat. The warmest day of 32.5 degrees was also very close to the all-time spring maximum of 33.5 degrees, reinforcing the impression of a season that pushed the upper bounds of historical warmth.
| Parameter | Current Season | Since 2000 | Before 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Temp [°C] | 32.5 | 32.7 | 33.5 |
| Min. Temp [°C] | -2.8 | -14.7 | -14.8 |
| Avg. Temp [°C] | 12.1 | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| Avg Precipitation [mm] | 115.5 | 207.9 | 190.8 |
| Avg. Sunshine duration [h] | 658.2 | 509.2 | 392.7 |
| Avg. Summerdays (max Temp >=25°C) | 11.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Avg. Heatdays (max Temp >=30°C) | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Max. consecutive heatwave days (avg Temp >=25°C) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Frost days (min Temp <=0°C) | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Ice days (max Temp <=0°C) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.