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The heatwave continued into April with temperatures going above 30 °C in southern parts of Europe making it the first-ever daytime record in April. [2] The highest was recorded in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina, at 33.3 °C on April 14, 2024. [2] After two weeks of persistent heat, a cold spell occurred.
The wintery Lapporten mountain pass in Lappland, Sweden.. The climate of the Nordic countries is that of a region in Northern Europe that consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
An image of the Gulf Stream's path and its related branches The average number of days per year with precipitation The average amount of sunshine yearly (hours). The climate of western Europe is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which keeps mild air (for the latitude) over Northwestern Europe in the winter months, especially in Ireland, the United Kingdom and coastal Norway.
The average temperature in the Netherlands rose by more than 2 °C from 1901 to 2020. [1] Climate change has resulted in increased frequency of droughts and heatwaves. Because significant portions of the Netherlands have been reclaimed from the sea or otherwise are very near sea level, the Netherlands is very vulnerable to sea level rise.
Christopher C. Burt, a weather historian writing for Weather Underground, believes that the 1913 Death Valley reading is "a myth", and is at least 2.2 or 2.8 °C (4 or 5 °F) too high. [13] Burt proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth could still be at Death Valley, but is instead 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) recorded on 30 ...
The Netherlands, [j] ... but erratic weather patterns may cause the rivers to overflow. [126] ... King of the Netherlands since 30 April 2013.
Satellite picture of extratropical cyclones south of Iceland. The following is a list of notable European windstorms. Windstorms Before 1800 Event Date Notes Grote Mandrenke (known as St Maury's wind in Ireland) 15–16 January 1362 A southwesterly Atlantic gale swept across England, the Netherlands, northern Germany and southern Denmark, killing over 25,000 and changing the Dutch-German ...
Groningen has an oceanic temperate climate, like all of the Netherlands, although slightly colder in winter than other major cities in the Netherlands due to its northeasterly position. [40] Weather is influenced by the North Sea to the north-west and its prevailing north-western winds and gales. [41] Summers are somewhat warm and humid. [42]