On Monday in the eastern part of the country, where the sun is shining today, at least three records for maximum air temperature for March 16 were broken, according to data from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LCSGM).
Heat records in Latvia have been recorded for the tenth and possibly last consecutive day.
Since the beginning of March, temperature records have been set for 12 days, with a total of 116 records broken. Another six heat records were broken on February 28.
The heat record on Monday was broken in Alūksne, Gulbene, and Madona, where the maximum temperature reached +12, +12.7, and +13.3 degrees Celsius by 3:00 PM, respectively.
At 3:00 PM, the air temperature in the LCSGM observation network ranged from +2.1 degrees in Daugavgrīva and Mērsrags to +12.9 degrees in Jēkabpils. The national record for March 16 was set in 2015 in Zvejniekciems at +14.1 degrees Celsius.
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