Heat in the West and South – 36.5 degrees in Stabio, local record – Meteo
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A heat wave has been raging across large parts of Europe for days. In Switzerland, too, there are always exceptional temperatures. Today, Friday, 36.5 degrees were measured in Stabio near Chiasso. So it was never hot at this station. However, it was even hotter in Geneva with 37.2 degrees.
Record temperatures are being reported from Europe almost every day, and we also have extreme values again and again. On Friday, it was mainly Ticino and the canton of Graubünden that recorded the extremely high temperatures, as well as Geneva.
In the Mendrisiotto 36.5 degrees
In Stabio near Chiasso, 36.5 degrees were measured on Friday afternoon. So it was never hot at this station. The previous high was on July 29, 1983 at 36.3 degrees. In the hot summer of 2003, the maximum value in Stabio was 36.1 degrees. On Friday afternoon it was also very hot in Biasca with a value of 36.4 degrees. There, on June 17th, the previous annual high for the southern side of the Alps was measured at 36.6 degrees. However, the absolute maximum temperature in Switzerland remained untouched at 41.5 degrees in Grono in the Grisons of Misox.
Annual record in southern Grisons
In Poschiavo, nota bene, more than 1000 meters above sea level, 32.8 degrees were measured. This was not only an annual record at this station, but also the fourth highest local temperature in the history of the measuring station. The record there is 34.3 degrees and was registered in July 2019. But there were also more than 30 degrees in Sta. Maria in the Münstertal at almost 1400 meters altitude. The 30.5 degrees even mean the second highest value ever measured there. The local high is also from July 2019 at 31.7 degrees.
Daily high in Geneva
It was not only hot in the south. At Geneva Airport it was even 37.2 degrees, this was the daily high, but on Tuesday it was already 38.1 degrees. In Valais, the maximum values on Friday were 34 degrees, in the Mittelland values were measured around 32 degrees.
Haven’t confessed yet?
Temperatures will drop slightly on Saturday behind a fault zone that will reach us on Saturday night. In the east there are 28 degrees, in the west 32 degrees and in the south about 33 degrees. Already on Sunday and Monday it will be 30 to 35 degrees hot again. After that, the weather development is still uncertain. It is expected to remain midsummer, but no longer with temperatures in the range of the absolute records.