Winter of 2023-2024 is the third warmest ever measured in France, Météo France announced this Thursday. Between the beginning of December and the end of February, traditionally the coldest period of the year, the mercury should exceed "by around 2 degrees" the normals for the period 1991-2020.
In 2021, 2022 and 2023, winter temperatures had already been above normal. With a thermal anomaly of +3.6 degrees, February 2024 is the second hottest February in history after 1990.