writes MeteoNews in a communication, the February to mild. The deviations amount to between about 1 degree and 4 degrees, where the Surplus was in the mountains on the largest. For example, at the Jungfraujoch, it is the second warmest ever measured in February, surpassed only by February 1998. At individual stations, there were temperature records, for example, in Bullet, where on 27. February 15.2 degrees the old record of 7. February 2011 was exceeded by a full 1.7 degrees. Also in new castle, Nyon, Zermatt, and on the Chasseral new maximum recorded values.
with Respect to precipitation could a deficit are widely recorded, some of which are less than half of the normal February fell precipitate. 12. February it was under high pressure influence in many places dry. But since it is up to the 11. again precipitation was not configured, the last of February, under the driest ever measured Februaren. However, a large forest fire danger prevails since the middle of the month, in the Canton of Ticino.
Almost as much sun as in July
from the age of 12. February Sunny weather led under high-pressure influence, mostly, finally, that it is rumored to be Sunny. In the flat country it was after 2008, in many places, the second sunniest February. In Geneva and Basel on the other hand, the previous records of sunshine duration were cracked from the year 2008, and also in Neuchâtel, the maximum were exceeded by the year 1998 by a few hours. This is all the more remarkable because the series of measurements in the Geneva and Basel-rich, around 150 years back.
most of the sun there were in the Canton of Ticino to the Cimetta with 221 hours, also a new record. As a comparison: In an average summer month of July are expected to be in the middle of the country 200 to 230 hours of sunshine.
In Bern and Basel, there were more sun hours than in Samedan in the Engadin. Graphics: MeteoNews
Created: 01.03.2019, 20:55 PM
