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Alicante records hottest winter day since records began as temperatures hit 27°C
Wednesday February 11 saw tropical night temperatures of 22°C and daytime highs of 27°C in Alicante
The province of Alicante has just experienced its warmest winter day on record, with temperatures reaching levels you'd normally expect in late spring or early summer rather than the middle of February.
Aemet, the State Meteorological Agency, has confirmed that Wednesday February 11 was the winter day with the highest average temperature in the Valencian Community since records began in 1950, clocking in at an average of 17.34°C.
That smashes the previous record of 16.82°C, which was set on February 28, 1990.
The night before was particularly balmy, with minimum temperatures hitting 22°C in some areas like Cox, which qualifies as a tropical night. During the day itself, temperatures soared to 27°C in Orihuela.
In Alicante city, the minimum temperature reached 18.5°C, beating the previous February record of 18°C set on February 25, 1995.
Seven towns across the province of Alicante experienced tropical nights, where temperatures don't drop below 20°C: Cox, El Campello, Redován, Benidorm, Pego, Altea and Albatera. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning was confirmed as the warmest February night on record in Castelló de la Plana, Valencia and Alicante.
What's particularly striking is that four of the five warmest winter days ever recorded in the Valencian Community have all occurred between 2021 and 2026. The other three days in this top five are December 12, 2023 (16.67°C), January 28, 2021 (16.50°C) and January 29, 2021 (16.44°C).
It's pretty clear evidence of climate change in action.
Aemet explained that the record-breaking warmth was down to westerly winds and exceptionally high minimum temperatures. The agency said "it was the warmest winter day on record, primarily due to the exceptionally warm night, which averaged 10.3°C above the normal average, while daytime highs were 6.8°C above the average for February 11."
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