On Sunday, the average air temperature in Latvia dropped to +3.2 degrees, falling six degrees below the norm, according to operational information from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC), reports LETA.
The norm, that is, the average air temperature for April 26 from 1991 to 2020, is +9.1 degrees.
The average daily air temperature in the country has been below the norm since April 19, while in the middle of the month it occasionally rose about three degrees above the norm.
Overall, April is expected to be slightly colder than usual, however, this year's spring may become one of the warmest in recorded history. A record high air temperature was recorded in March, and current forecasts indicate that May may also be warmer than the norm.
If the forecast for a warm May comes true, the average air temperature in spring will exceed +7 degrees. So far, the warmest spring in Latvia was in 2024, when the average temperature over three months reached +8.3 degrees; in second place is the spring of 2014 with +7.5 degrees.
Meteorologists predict that from May 1, the air temperature in Latvia will rise above the norm, and by the end of this week, the average daily temperature may reach +15 degrees, which is the criterion for the beginning of meteorological summer.
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