This is the fourth edition of the great study, which aims to check which part of Italy in a given year was the best conditions. Ranking Italian cities with the best atmosphere in 2024 They jointly prepared the meteorological service Ilmeteo and the daily “Corierre della Sera”.
Preferably in the south, but by the sea
At the top of the list, the “quality indicator in the atmosphere” was found this time cities from the south of the country. Won Cagliariin second place he came Naplesand the podium closes Salerno. Further places were taken by Brindisi and Agrigento. The winning capital of Sardinia scored 715 points, one ahead of Naples and two Salerno.
Although the southern part of Italy in recent years has been struggling with drought and powerful heat waves, it is there coastal cities Thanks to Bryza and a few rainy days, they provided their residents with the best conditions. Further from the shore, where the seaside breeze has no chance of alleviating the heat, the conditions were more demanding.
At the end of the list were: Brescia (385 points in the ranking) Vicenza i Bolzano (399 points each) and Cosenza (401). There the conditions were the worst.
W Cremonie In turn, it was recorded in 2024 Most African heat. For 58 days the temperature was equal to or exceeded 34 degrees. IN Cagliari There were only 16 such days. Reggio Calabria and it was 129 tropical nightsi.e. those during which the temperature did not drop below 20 degrees Celsius.
Artificial intelligence for the first time
Specialists analyzed to draw up a list over 400 million data derived from 108 cities. The information was collected from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2024. In the analysis of the information, it was first used artificial intelligence (AI). Thanks to this, it was possible to analyze so much data that could be consistently presented.
One of the new parameters is the temperature above 32 degrees Celsius, which is particularly burdensome for the human body. In this respect, they stood out adversely Syracusewhere the threshold of burdensome conditions was to be exceeded due to heat and high humidity for 82 days of 2024. IN Rome There were 66 such days, and we Florence 64.
The smallest spirit prevailed in cities in the mountains, on the lakes and at the sea, i.e. Belluno, Wedge i Potenzy.
Record Milan and Disappearing Winter
2024 was the hottest in the world, as well as in Italy themselves. In this South European country, the average temperature turned out to be 1.36 degrees Celsius than many years. It was the hottest in the south and the center of Italy, where the temperatures exceeded the average by 1.63 degrees C.
The study shows that Italy divided into two parts: Such South and Rainy North. “In the north it was an extremely moist year” – emphasizes meteorologist Mattia Gussoni from Ilmeteo.it.
The most damp city turned out to be MilanWhere It was raining for 111 days. Between February and March 2024 in this city the sum of rainfall reached 420 liters of water per square meter. This Most from 1776 – emphasize the authors of the study.
The meteorologist draws attention to the deepening extreme climate phenomena: “In a short time we've moved from 400 mm of rain to a year from 1600 mm”. Data on smaller amounts of snow are also very disturbing. “There is no more winter” – comments Gussoni.
The authors emphasize that “since 2015, snow on the plains – even in the north – has practically disappeared” – adds Gussoni.
Source: “Corierre della Sera”, ilmeteo.it