The Meteorology Statal Agency, attached to the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, confirms that last June was, as a whole, very dry. Specifically, the driest third of the 21st century.
Although June of 2019 has been warm, the month has also stood out for its thermal contrast. An example is the case of Teruel, which broke opposite records when registering the highest minimum temperature (19ºC) and the lowest minimum temperature (0,7ºC) of a month of June.
During the heat wave episode at the end of the month, in 29 stations, the maximum recorded temperature was the highest measured in June, specifically in Girona, Lleida, Madrid, Navacerrada and Torrejón de Ardoz. the highest of each station since there is data. In addition, 10 main stations exceeded the previous highest minimum temperature value in June, and in two of them, Segovia and Ávila, the minimum temperature recorded on June 29 (23.3 ºC and 21.4 ºC, respectively) was the highest minimum temperature measured since there is data.
A dry month
June has been very dry overall, with an average precipitation in Spain of 18 mm; that supposes only 58% of the average of the month that is of 31 mm (period of reference 1981-2010). Of this form June of 2019 it is qualified like the seventh June driest from 1965 and the driest third of the 21st century.
An analysis of the percentage of accumulated precipitation concludes that the rains have exceeded the normal value of the month only in the north and south of Galicia, east and south of Asturias, west of Castilla y León, western Pyrenees and much of the Canary Islands. On the other hand, rainfall has been scarce and has not reached 25% of the normal value in the entire southern half of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, as well as in some areas south of Castilla y León, west of Euskadi, south of Catalonia and Aragon, Community of Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, and in small areas south of the Canary Islands.
However, the national average value of the accumulated rainfall from October 1, 2018 to July 4, 2019 is 468.2 mm, which represents 16.3% less than the normal value corresponding to said period (559.1 mm).
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A month of thermal contrasts
Last month has been warm overall, with an average temperature in Spain of 21.4 ºC, 0.3 ºC above the average of the month (reference period: 1981-2010). Therefore, June 2019 will be registered as the eighteenth warmest June since 1965 and the fourteenth warmest (or the sixth coldest) since the beginning of the 21st century. The maximum daily temperatures were on average 0.9 ºC above the normal value of June, while the minimum temperatures were 0.4 ºC below the normal value, resulting, therefore, a daily thermal oscillation 1.3 ºC higher than the normal of the month.
Despite being rated as warm as a whole, June has been a month of thermal contrasts. One example is Teruel, which broke opposite records over the past month by recording the highest minimum temperature (19ºC) and the lowest minimum temperature (0,7ºC) of a month of June.
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The most outstanding thermal anomalies were marked in the southern half of Galicia, in points of northwestern Castilla y León and Extremadura with values close to -2ºC, while the opposite extreme is found in isolated areas of the northeast and southeast peninsular anomalies close to 2ºC.
Heat wave
The highest temperatures of the period were recorded during the heat wave episode of the last days of the month. In 29 main stations, the maximum temperature recorded in June was the highest in the June temperature series, and in particular, in Girona, Lleida, Madrid, Navacerrada and Torrejón de Ardoz, this temperature became the highest recorded by the station since there is data. Likewise, 10 main stations exceeded the previous highest minimum temperature value in June, and in two of them, Segovia and Ávila, the minimum temperature recorded on June 29 (23.3 ºC and 21.4 ºC, respectively) was The highest minimum temperature measured since both stations began to operate.
Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Ministry for the Ecological Transition