This July was the warmest July since 2010 in northern and western Greece and the Ionian Sea, according to data from the meteo.gr network of 53 weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens (EAA), which have been operating continuously since 2010.
In the above regions, monthly averages fluctuated up to +3.4°C above the seasonal norm. Also in northern and western Greece, monthly averages were almost 1-2°C above the second warmest July (in 2023).
Except Crete, where it is the 7th month This year was recorded as the “third warmest July”in other geographical regions it was recorded as “the second warmest July since 2010”. Thus, July 2024 took “first place”. Small negative deviations were noted only on the Aegean islands and Crete, with a parallel prevalence of meltemi (strong winds).
It is noted that at the network automatic weather station in Gavalou (Etoloakarnania) in July 2024, an average maximum temperature of +38.7°C was recorded, while for 14 consecutive days the maximum temperature was equal to or exceeded +40°C.
In addition to many consecutive days with positive deviations, Important records for absolute maximum temperatures were broken at several stations in the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens.
In the capital, the average monthly deviation of the maximum temperature was +2.0°C, while 27 of the 31 days of the month were warmer than normal for the season. In Thessaloniki, 26 days of the month were warmer than the average for the period 2010-2019, when the average maximum temperature of the month was +2.5°C above normal. Overall, at 90% of the 49 stations, 26 days (at least) out of 31 were warmer than normal.
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