Tag: rainfall
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January brought warmer weather and below-average rainfall
Malta welcomed the new year with warmer-than-predicted weather and drier-than-usual conditions, according to data released by the Meteorological Office. The average temperature in the month was 14.5°C, which was 1.6°C above the long-term monthly average. The month’s peak temperature was on the 27th of January at 19.4°C. This fell short of the record 25.8°C in…
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October 2024: Third driest month on record, slightly warmer and sunnier than average
In a stark sign of shifting weather patterns, October 2024 became the third driest October on record in Malta, with only 4.2 mm of rainfall reported by the Meteorological Office. This figure falls significantly short of the month’s usual 77.8 mm, illustrating an ongoing trend of unusually dry autumn months. October 2023, by comparison, holds…