October this year in Latvia - the third warmest in observation history
Last month became the third warmest October in the history of meteorological observations in Latvia, according to information provided by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
Weather data across the country has been collected since 1924. The average temperature in Latvia in October this year reached +9.5 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees above normal, and the same warm October was recorded in 2006. In first place is October 1967 with +9.9 degrees, followed by October 2020, which had an average air temperature one-tenth of a degree lower.
The minimum air temperature last month was -3 degrees on October 19 in Zosēni, while the highest temperature reached +21.6 degrees on the first day of the month in Ventspils. All October days, except for the 19th, were warmer than normal, and during the month, three maximum air temperature records were broken.
