Heat shock in the Inn Valley: May ends with record temperatures above 30 ° C!

Heat shock in the Inn Valley: May ends with record temperatures above 30 ° C!

In the middle of the highest temperatures of the year, May 2025 ends. Today, on May 31, temperatures of over 30 ° C are expected in the Inn Valley. This development represents an attractive contrast to the inconsistent and cooler weeks of recent times in which the temperatures have just reached 29 ° C in the past few days. May was the first month in two years that had below average values, but spring with its overall view remains mild and has been one of the warmest five percent since the beginning of the weather records, such as [meinbzirk.at] (https://www.meinbezirk.at/laneck/c-regionauten-community/kaelte-nun-nun-mit-hochsommerliche-t zu-ende_a7353998) reports

overdue weather change

The spring 2025 has already offered a great variety of weather: from snow -covered landscapes and late frosts to hot days and storms. While March and April made their contribution to a pleasant spring climate, May broken this trend, with a positive temperature deviation between 2.3 and 2.6 degrees compared to the reference period from 1961 to 1990. Despite the cold last few weeks, it is expected that the heat wave will give spring an atmospheric conclusion.

A dark view for the glaciers

A sobering fact is presented when looking at the snow conditions in Austria: in the high mountains there is only half as much snow as usual. This represents an unfavorable starting situation for the glaciers, since premature melt threatens. A process that, if the weather follows the current trends, could result in record ice loss, as the weather experts predict. The precipitation balance of this spring is different: in East Tyrol to southern Burgenland there was an above -average amount of rain, while in the regions of Vorarlberg, Innviertel and Waldviertel there was often too little precipitation.

temperatures beyond the standard

Based on long -term forecasts based on the climate models of the NOAA, this spring could be one of the hottest since the start of the records. According to merkur.de suggest that February, March and April when the average could be between 1991 and 2020. These extreme temperature conditions could significantly burden nature, agriculture and water supply.

Most of the weather anomalies that we experience these days have not fallen from heaven. The increase in extreme weather events, which has occurred more often in recent years, is seen as a direct consequence of climate change. The world climate (IPCC) documents that the earth heats up as quickly as in the past 2000 years. Here man is to be mentioned as the main cause, even if adaptation measures are required to counteract the dramatic development in a report ([wwf.de] (https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/klimapolitz-international/klimaf research--Sind-dlimawandels)))) determined.

conclusion: advantages and disadvantages of the weather conditions

With the upcoming high summer temperatures, the Austrians have to adapt to both positive and negative effects of the weather. While the hoped -for warmth for one reason to joy, climate change could also bring critical challenges for nature and agriculture. It remains to be seen how summer will accompany the current spring - it is certain: the signs are on change, and spring 2025 will be discussed as record -breaking in history.