Today’s maximum temperature has soared to 38.4 C at our weather station in Għarb. The real feel at the time was calculated at 42 C. This is the hottest day since 8th August 2012, when the mercury at our weather station had reached a sizzling 39.3 C. Today was also the hottest July day since 25th July 2009, when the highest at Malta International Airport peaked at a sweltering 41.6 C. Today’s maximum temperature could well be the hottest we’ll measure this year. This does not mean that there is no chance for even more intense heatwaves in August. We take a look at the hottest temperatures measured in recent years:

  • 2019: 38.4 C (July)
  • 2018: 36.4 C (July)
  • 2017: 37.6 C (August)
  • 2016: 33.1 C (June)
  • 2015: 35.8 C (July)
  • 2014: 33.8 C (August)
  • 2013: 35.1 C (July)
  • 2012: 39.3 C (August)
  • 2011: 37.0 C (July)
  • 2010: 37.0 C (July)

 

L-ogħla temperatura illum fl-istazzjoni tat-temp tagħna fl-Għarb laħqet 38.4 C. Din kienet tinħass daqs li kieku 42 C. Din kienet l-aktar ġurnata taħraq sa mit-8 ta’ Awwissu 2012, meta l-merkurju fl-istazzjon tat-temp tagħna laħaq 39.3 C. Illum kien ukoll l-aktar jum sħun fl-Lulju sa mill-25 ta’ Lulju 2009, meta l-ogħla fl-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta laħaq il-livell ta’ 41.6 C. It-temperatura massima tal-lum tista tkun l-ogħla li se nkejjlu din is-sena. Dan bl-ebda mod ma jfisser li ma hemmx ċans ta’ aktar mewġiet ta’ sħana intensi tul Awwissu. Nagħtu ħarsa lejn l-ogħla temperaturi fl-aħħar snin:

  • 2019: 38.4 C (Lulju)
  • 2018: 36.4 C (Lulju)
  • 2017: 37.6 C (Awwissu)
  • 2016: 33.1 C (Ġunju)
  • 2015: 35.8 C (Lulju)
  • 2014: 33.8 C (Awwissu)
  • 2013: 35.1 C (Lulju)
  • 2012: 39.3 C (Awwissu)
  • 2011: 37.0 C (Lulju)
  • 2010: 37.0 C (Lulju)