Second hottest summer on record
1/10/2010
Portugal has just emerged from the second hottest summer on record, the Portuguese Met Office revealed this week.
Following on news that July had been the hottest since 1931, it was revealed this week that the summer of 2010, taking into account the months of June, July and August, was the hottest for 79 years.This past summer, according to the Met Office, witnessed average temperatures of 23ºC on mainland Portugal which is 1.7ºC above the average for the reference period, which is 1971 to 2000. Average maximum temperatures this past summer were 30ºC, which is a staggering 2.5ºC above what the Met Office considers normal, while thermometers sat at an average minimum of 15.9ºC, which is 1ºC above what weathermen would expect for that time of the year.
Thermometers exceeded 35ºC in all districts of the country, with the Alentejo reporting 50 out of 90 days where temperatures were closer to 40ºC than ........