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The intense heat wave that swept across most of Europe made July 2022 the second warmest on record, having been slightly cooler than July 2019 but slightly warmer than July 2016. According to the latest climate report on the Copernicus system, released this Monday, July 2022 was almost 0.4 °C warmer than the average for July in the period between 1991 and 2020, registering less rain and greater drought. in much of Western and Southern Europe.
“Globally, July 2022 was one of the three warmest Julys on record, around 0.4°C above the 1991-2020 reference period, slightly cooler than July 2019 and slightly warmer than July 2016,” can be read in a statement.
In the middle of last month, an area of high pressure that settled over Western Europe, combined with the flow of warm air from North Africa, led to a heat wave, with several temperature maximums being reached in Portugal in the west. France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where, for the first time, the thermometers marked more than 40ºC.
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