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Peninsular Spain records its hottest September

AEMET’s assessment published on 16 October put peninsular Spain’s September mean temperature at 22.5°C. That was 3.4°C above the 1991–2020 average and the warmest September in the series beginning in 1961.

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Monthly precipitation over the peninsula totalled 15.9 mm, or 36% of normal September rainfall for the same reference period. AEMET classified the month as very dry and the seventh-driest September in its series. These figures cover peninsular Spain rather than an average including the islands.

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Peninsular Spain records its hottest September

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