Many Swedes probably experienced April as a cold and rather rough story, at least for those who live in the southern parts of the country.
According to SMHI, the average temperature for Göta- and Svealand was below average, despite a slight heat sensation in the middle of the month.
But it was not just around that time that it blew cold.
The average temperature for Europe in April was the lowest since 2003, according to a compilation by the EU's climate research center Copernicus.
But the compilation also shows that the global temperature ended up at 0.2 degrees above average.
- The earth is getting warmer, that's it, says SVT's meteorologist Pererik Åberg.
The overall picture is important
He believes that the measurement shows the importance of not trying to pick out and focus on individual, delimited areas and periods of the box instead of looking at the overall picture.
- To just take Europe in April this year and use it as a measure of the climate as a whole would be like looking at a single stock and then commenting on the entire stock market.
He also points out that there is a specific and temporary cause that has strongly contributed to the lower April temperature in Europe, namely a high-pressure block that parked in the atmosphere above Greenland and prevented mild air from looking down.
- In other places, on the other hand, such as parts of North America, where the mild air has found its way, which has meant warmer temperatures than normal.