2015 Third Warmest Year For Over A Century
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
2015 was the third warmest year in Hungary since 1901, according to the National Weather Service. Last winter was the sixth warmest winter while the summer was the fourth warmest, the report said. The mean temperature in 2015 was 11.72 Celsius, only 0.2 degrees lower than in 2014, the hottest year.
There were several heat alerts in place during the year, it said. The sunniest month was July, but April was also unusually bright, the report said.
The highest temperature recorded last year was 39.2 C. measured in Budakalász, north of Budapest, on August 12.
The coldest day was on January 7 in Tarpa, where minus 18.9 C. was recorded.
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