An analysis of data shows that the Cologne-Bonn airport hasn’t had a single real heat wave so far this summer, as was the case in most places in Germany. [emphasis, links added]
“Experts” predicting a “summer of hell” are proven wrong.
Firstly, there is no standardized international definition of the term heat wave. Definitions are often based on a combination of percentile-based threshold values.
For example, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines a heat wave as a period during which the daily maximum temperature exceeds for more than five consecutive days the maximum normal temperature by five degrees Celsius.
At the start of summer, climate alarmists predicted Germany would likely see a “summer of hell” with extreme heat waves and misery for Germans.
Today we look back at this prediction, using data from the Cologne-Bonn airport weather station.
The Cologne-Bonn airport is located smack in the middle of Europe, and the following chart depicts the daily high temperatures recorded there this summer:
Though the temperature very briefly peaked over 30°C a few times this summer, there was never a protracted heat period extending over days.
After hitting 33°C and 29°C on August 11 and 12 respectively, the temperature peaked at a balmy high of 34°C on August 13. But then the temperature rapidly cooled off the next day, reaching a high of just over 24°C.
In summary: the summer of 2024 in Cologne didn’t see a single extended period of extreme heat, unless you call three days above 28°C a heat wave.
This was the case across much of Germany. Granted, some German cities perhaps experienced warmer periods.
One thing is sure: the “summer of hell” in Germany predicted earlier by Marc Benecke has now been exposed as just a plain-stupid climate horror story, probably intended to scare the FridaysForFuture kids.
Hat-tip: Snowfan
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