The spring of 2017 has already begun and we have forecasts about the temperatures and the weather that will be there and what awaits us. Although the start of it is being quite cold, Spring is estimated to be warmer than normal. To learn more about this phenomenon, you can read about the first time 2017.
According to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), there is a storm on the peninsula that will cause the temperatures to drop and the appearance of rain and snow in many provinces. However, the temperatures and the water balance have been analyzed for the prediction of spring compared to last winter and a rather warm spring is expected.
Squall over the peninsula
According to the data of the Aemet, with the storm that is on the peninsula the snow level will be 300/400 meters in the northwest. Thursday will be the worst day as the front will be more active. This front causes the decrease in maximum temperatures and it will seem that winter has returned.
In addition to this sharp drop in temperatures, we must add the arrival of westerly winds, which will blow with strong intervals throughout the Cantabrian Mountains and along the Galician and Cantabrian coasts. Starting Saturday, temperatures will slowly recover, although this will be uneven across the peninsula.
Warmer than normal winter
We are getting used to hearing that the winters are warmer and warmer. And this is being accentuated more and more by the effects of climate change. We are referring to the winter of 2016-2017. It has been generally warm with an average temperature of 8,5 degrees. This average is 0,6 degrees above the normal average for this season, making it the 1965th warmest winter since XNUMX and the fourth so far this century.
December had a warmer character placing its temperatures averages 0,6 degrees above normal. January did turn out to be colder, with average temperatures 0,5 degrees below normal. Finally, February was one of the warmest on record, with average temperatures 1,6 degrees above normal.
Among the most notable episodes of winter was the arrival of a very cold air mass of continental origin on January 18th, which lasted until the 26th, affecting the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. You can read about it here. temperature records registered.
Regarding the lowest temperatures recorded this winter, measurements were taken at the stations of Puerto de Navacerrada (Madrid), with minus 13 degrees Celsius on January 18; at Molina de Aragón, with minus 13,4 degrees Celsius on the same day; and at Salamanca Airport, with minus 10,9 degrees Celsius on January 19.
On the other hand, analyzing the highest temperatures found in winter, we find the warmest in the Canary Islands, both at the beginning of December and in mid-February, highlighting the 28,6 degrees measured in Tenerife South on February 17; 28,3 degrees at Fuerteventura Airport on December 2; and 27,6 degrees at the Gran Canaria airport on December 3.
Rainfall in winter
We once again have a fairly dry winter in terms of rainfall since the average is 160 liters per square meter, being 20% below the average value. During the months of December and January it rained much less than in the last month of February.
While December was with rainfall around 42% below normal and January with 36% also below, February was quite humid, reaching rainfall with 36% above average. If you want to learn more about this precipitation phenomenon, we invite you to learn what has been said about it. how heat affects animals.
Regarding the hydrological year, which began on October 1, it is taken into account that, as of March 14, the accumulated precipitation values are 5% below normal values. Climate change is reducing rainfall and increasing temperatures on the planet and Spain is very vulnerable.
