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Amareleja holds the record for the highest temperature recorded in Portugal at 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) Temperature Location Date Recorded 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) [1]
2022 European heatwaves. Peak temp. From June to August 2022, persistent heatwaves affected parts of Europe, causing evacuations and killing tens of thousands. These heat waves were the deadliest meteorological events in 2022. The highest temperature recorded was 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) in Pinhão, Portugal, on 14 July.
The driest months, July and August, have on average two days of precipitation (4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) of which 50% is drizzle), and the wettest months, November and December, have on average 12–15 days of precipitation and around 127 mm (5.0 in). [20] December is the rainiest month of which half the days receive some form of precipitation.
In Portugal, there were an estimated 1,953 excess deaths (data corrected, range 1,866 to 2,039); 43% higher than the expected number for that year. [15] 1 August 2003 was the hottest day in centuries, with night temperatures well above 30 °C (86 °F). At dawn that same day, a freak storm developed in the southern region of the country.
1540 European drought - Extreme drought and heatwave lasting 11 months in Europe. July 1743 heatwave in China - Beijing reached 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on July 25, higher than any modern records. 11,400 people reportedly died. [1] July 1757 heatwave – Europe, hottest summer in Europe since 1540 and until 2003. [2][3][4] 1808 United Kingdom heat ...
Now that last month's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin. July's global ...
July 2023 remains the hottest month ever recorded, while August's record makes the norther. ... Greece, Italy and Portugal saw droughts that led to wildfires. ...
The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21] September 2023 was the most anomalously warm month, ... Portugal: 47.4 °C (117.3 °F)