Climate Change in Portugal

Dec. 2015 the warmest since 1931

Jan. 13, 2016

Temp. Máxima 2015

DECEMBER 2015 WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE HIGHEST SINCE THERE RECORDS
This was the hottest months 2 since 1931 (after 1989) recording an average air temperature of 11.8 ° C, about 1.8 ° C above the average. Stresses the average value of the maximum temperature was the highest since 1931, with a deviation of more than 2 ° C from the normal value (Figure 1). The average minimum temperature was the highest since 1931 and the 11th highest in the last 15 years (since 2000). The average amount of precipitation, 75.0 mm, was lower than normal (144.0 mm) classifying this month as dry.


2015
The average annual value of the average air temperature in the year 2015 (15.99 ° C) was higher than normal value 1971-2000, with the warmest 7 since 1931 and the 2nd since 2000. In 2015 the average amount of annual rainfall, 599.6 mm was much lower than the normal value, being the driest since 1931 6th and 4th driest since 2000