The February 2019 provides more for records. On the last day of the month, almost two degrees above the old February record of 2017 and as much as never before in the 155-year-old measurement series have been measured in new castle is 18.6 degrees.

in Total, were installed in February, at twelve stations set new temperature records, as Meteonews, said on Thursday evening. In addition to new castle, it was also in Nyon VD on Thursday in February at 18.5 degrees never been so hot. In the case of the ten other record-measuring stations are Buffalora GR, Bullet/La Frétaz VD , the Chasseral, NE, Cimetta, TI, Evolène/Villa, VS, Grächen, VS, La Dôle VD, the Moléson FR, Piotta TI and Zermatt, VS.

The last day of February 2019 in the whole of Switzerland, in many places, the warmest day of the year. Top Biasca, TI was at 23.3 degrees. In Sion, VS, the Thermometer climbed to 20.8 degrees, in Geneva, to 20.1 and in Lucerne, and 19.8 degree.

all-time record is seven years

The all-time record for the month of February was on 29. February 2012, measured in Compro Vasco TI and Locarno Monti, each with 24.5 degrees. On the Northern side of the Alps, it was on 29. February 1960 in Bad Ragaz is 23.3 degrees, all thanks to a hair dryer. Without hair-dryer-support, it was on the Northern side of the Alps on may 23. February 1903 in Basel-Binningen 22.0 degrees at the warmest.

in addition to the extreme temperatures of February was also noticed due to the extreme sunshine, writes Meteonews. In this field also in about a dozen stations new February were registered in the records.

And now it is back to nasty

With the splendid weather it is over, however. The March put a drop in temperature of around 10 degrees, according to SRF Meteo. Because of the cold front, it will rain on the first day of the month in the flat country, from 1000 meters above sea level snow – the Winter is back, at least in the mountains.

Video: weather forecasts It is colder and wet. (Video: wettertv.ch/Tamedia)

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Created: 28.02.2019, 19:47 PM