Canary Islands It has been occupying the top positions in the temperature table of the State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, for six days. with temperatures that have exceeded 40 degrees.
Tase youin The Village of San Nicolásand Adeje were once again the hottest points in the country during the day on Sunday, with 37.8 degrees. On Saturday, the places with the highest temperatures in Spain were the same, with 38.1 and 38.2, respectively, while on Friday they were the airport Tenerife Sur (38.5) and Tasarte, with 38.1.
The 40.6 degrees of The iron
The tables issued by Aemet contemplate that on Thursday, October 5, it was Tasarte, with 37.5 degrees; and 4, the El Hierro municipality of Frontera, with 40.6 degrees. That day, the ten hottest points in the State were Canary Island locations, with temperatures ranging between 40.6 and 35.9. On the first day of this streak, on October 3, the table was headed by the Tenerife Sur airport station, where 39.4 degrees were recorded, and Tasarte, with 38.8.
Forecast for this Monday
The Aemet forecast for this Monday is similar to that of the weekend, with maximum temperatures above 34 degrees in Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, The Gracious and Lanzaroteand in the west, south and east of Tenerife and La Gomera. In this sense, 34 degrees will be reached in much of the Archipelago, except in high areas and eastern coasts, and the minimum temperatures will barely drop below 24 or 25 degrees. The suspended dust will decrease over the eastern islands at the end of the day.
On the other hand, there will be cloudy intervals of medium and high clouds, tending to slightly cloudy skies on the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and The Palm. The wind will be from the east to southeast, occasionally strong in the eastern province and in Tenerife, and weak in the westernmost islands.
Next days
For Tuesday, the Aemet predicts similar values, exceeding 34 degrees and a slight haze that will only affect the province of Las Palmas. The drop in temperatures will begin, slowly, on Wednesday.
It should be remembered that all the islands remain in a situation of pre-alert for high temperatures and haze. Furthermore, the Government of the Canary Islands maintains the declaration of fire risk alert for El Hierro, La Gomera at altitudes above 400 meters, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, also at altitudes above 400 meters.
Almost a record at the airport
The maximum temperature recorded this Sunday, the second of October, at the meteorological station of Gran Canaria airport It has been 33.8 degrees Celsius and the minimum, 27.7, resulting in an average of 30.8 degrees.
Taking the temperature in this place “at this time of year for the years 1981 to 2010, this Sunday has been warmer than 99% of the days,” according to the portal hoyextremo.com, which analyzes atmospheric phenomena in this infrastructure. Likewise, it states that the minimum temperature recorded this Sunday, 27.7, is the highest minimum since October 16, 1983, when it was 25.6 degrees.
On this page, which offers various graphs and comparative analyses, it is stated that “the absolute historical record of tmaximum temperature at the station is 44.2 degrees”, a figure that was recorded on Sunday, July 13, 1952. At the other end of the thermometer of this season is Saturday March 27, 1954when a minimum of 6.5 degrees.
On the other hand, it should be noted that the haze has not reduced visibility for operations at the Gran Canaria airport, which did not drop below 6,000 meters. With 1,800 meters, it continues to operate normally, explain sources from the control center.
