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Region Record high Temperature Date Place(s) Record low Temperature Date Place(s) Abruzzo: 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) July 6, 1950: Pescara: −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F)
In the south, Sicily has experienced highs of 46 °C (114.8 °F) in some hot summers. [83] On 25 June 2007 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) were recorded in Foggia, Apulia, and on 10 August 1999, 48.5 °C (119.3 °F) were recorded in Catenanuova in Sicily. [84] [85] The latter is not official, and generally considered dubious.
The annual precipitation is 525.72 millimetres (20.70 in), of which October is the wettest with 78.85 millimetres (3.10 in), while July is the driest with only 3.91 millimetres (0.15 in). Climate data for Ustica, elevation: 250 m or 820 ft, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1946–present
Sicily has been at the center of climate change-related developments, having faced record-high heat in 2021. A key region for olive and citrus fruit agriculture, the water shortage has hurt its ...
CATANIA, ITALY - AUGUST 14: View from above of a mega yacht moored in the sea at Taormina on August 14, 2024 in Catania, Italy. Each year, thousands of tourists flock to eastern Sicily for ...
A heavy and snowy cyclone hit the Kedrovaya River in Primorsky Krai and parts of the Aleutian Islands on October 1. A heavy and rainy cyclone hit the Bering Sea and parts of the Chukchi Sea on October 3. 21 people were confirmed dead following rainstorms and landslides in Sicily. [21] A fishing boat was damaged at sea off the coast of Sicily.
Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently 3,357 m (11,014 ft) high
An underwater excavation of a 2,500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily has unveiled prehistoric tools and anchors, providing evidence of the trade between Italy and Greece. The shipwreck ...