- While winter is not yet over, several records of mildness are falling in the South West.
- Bordeaux experienced an average of 11.5 ° C over the first fifteen days of February, also setting a new record.
- If the direct cause of this incredible sweetness comes from the west flows, it is also undeniable that global warming plays its role.
The Southwest again broke temperature records this Sunday. Thus, it was 28.1 ° C in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), "which seems extraordinary for mid-February" comments for 20 minutes the meteorologist of Météo France François Jobard. It's a new monthly record for this station.
The city of Dax (Landes) also set its new record this Sunday, for the first and second decade of February, with 26.4 ° C. "The old record was 25.4 ° C and it dated ... February 3, 2020" said François Jobard. “Dax therefore beat in 2020 the records of the first and second decades of February in quick succession. "The last decade is generally the one that holds the record for the month," because the sun is stronger than at the beginning of the month ". “What can be emphasized, insists the meteorologist, is that it has never been so hot so early. It is very early. "
Over 24 ° C today in Pau!
Winter is not over (and other waves of mildness still in sight ...!) That the city has already beaten its record for the number of days at least 20 ° C in winter (DJF)! with 10 days (provisional!) at + 20 ° C (9 days in 1989/1990). # LAnneeSansHiver pic.twitter.com/eZnz5ZN1CY
And what about Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)? We climbed this Sunday to 25.5 ° C, which is not a record for a month in February, "however it is the tenth time that we have reached or exceeded 20 ° C during this winter [from December to February] in this city, which is a record. And winter is not over! "We may still have a few days above 20 ° C, because we expect another mild period by the end of February. "
Average temperatures over 12 ° C over the first 15 days of February
The wave of sweetness was general to the whole of France, even though the storm Dennis swept across western and northern France. Other cities of the metropolis thus beat their temperature record for February 16, like Lille which recorded 14.8 ° C.
Overall, “we know average temperatures of over 12 ° C over the first fortnight of February in several cities, such as Toulouse. Bordeaux is just below with an average of 11.5 ° C, thus breaking its old record which was 10.9 ° C in 1990. "
All of these records “are part of a particularly mild winter, and in particular the month of February, insists François Jobard. This winter 2019-2020 could even end up in first place in the mildest winters; we seem to be heading there. "
"Global warming comes to give a little boost"
So, these record temperatures, this winter which is not one, are they the result of global warming? "Without embarking on this theme, we simply have west streams which bring back the softness of the Atlantic, from where a winter with softness, and disturbances and storms too, analyzes the meteorologist. It is not unusual to have three successive storms as we have just known. We have already had winters like this, especially in February 1990. "
That said, there is no denying that global warming also plays a role. "There is no doubt that global warming is helping, and we have westerly currents that are perhaps a little milder than they were before. The 30-year average is clearly trending upwards, which does not prevent the variability of the weather in certain years. "
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