German temperature record broken again in 2024
The average temperature in Germany hit 10.9 degrees Celsius last year, marking the warmest year since records began in 1881, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Tuesday.
The temperature broke the previous record of 10.6 degrees set just a year previously.
A very mild winter and a mild spring contributed to the records in both years. Each month of last year was unusually warm, by comparison with the 1961-2020 period.
The year also saw above average precipitation of around 902 millimetres, with only 11 years wetter since 1881. Wet years in 2023 and 2024 had contributed to raising the water table after a series of dry years, the DWD said.
The first day with a temperature above 25 degrees was on April 5, and a day later 30 degrees was registered in one location. It had never been that hot so early in the year.
