Heat in Greece: On Saturday, March 15, a temperature was recorded in the Greek city of Liwadia 31.4 degrees C. This The highest temperature in the history of Greece in March – informed the National Observatory in Athens. In other parts of the country, thermometers showed the values characteristic of hot May. Meteo.GR reports that in recent days the historical maxima temperature for March has been recorded in many Greek regions.
Saharan dust: Until Tuesday, March 18 in Greece Burnout was forbidden anything on the property – not just grasses. This is the result serial fires in the forests. An unexpected increase in temperature is related to the presence of Saharan dust over Greece.
Weather rollercoaster: The severe heat in Greece will not last long. On Tuesday, March 18, it will come cool air wave. On Sunday in Athens the temperature is 27 degrees Cbut on Tuesday it will fall to just 11 degrees C. “This is a rollercoaster,” commented on Ert Meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos. In 2024, Greece had the hottest summer in history, but also the warmest winter so far.
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