This year’s summer was warmer and sunnier than usual

This year’s summer had an above-average temperature and more hours of sun than usual. This was reported by Weeronline in their summer overview.

At the national weather station in De Bilt, the average temperature for the three months was 17.8 degrees Celsius, compared to the usual average of 17.2 degrees. This mainly happened because August was more than one degree warmer than the climate average.

There was no heat wave this summer, which is quite remarkable, according to Weeronline. “The last year without a regional heat wave was 2011.” There were four tropical days in De Bilt this summer, 19 or 20 summer days of 25 degrees or more, and 65 days where it was 20 degrees or warmer.

This summer, the sun shone an average of 40 to 50 hours more than usual across the country. There were around 701 hours of sun compared to 656 hours of sun that usually occurs during this climate period. That was also due to the sunny weather in August. The sun shone the most near the coast, a characteristic of summer.

The national average precipitation amount was normal this summer: 232 millimeters fell, compared to 233 millimeters usual. The wettest was in Denekamp in Overijssel, with 400 millimeters, which resulted in flooding in June.

There was also an official summer storm on July 6 when there was an average wind force of 9 in IJmuiden for two hours. The Dutch National Weather Service, the KNMI, handed out a code orange for heavy thunderstorms on July 9, 13, and 24 august.

Downwind caused considerable damage in Drenthe on August 24. The warmest temperature of the summer was 34.9 degrees in Nieuw Beerta, Groningen, on August 13.