The year 2022 was drier than normal in most countries in southern Europe, but also in the United Kingdom, in the south-eastern region of Norway and in some places in Central Europe.
Furthermore, the past eight years have been the warmest on record globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), with 2022 being the 5th warmest year, with an anomaly of 0.49 °C in relation to the 1981-2010 normal.
According to the preliminary annual climate bulletin for the year 2022, released today by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), in Europe, the average air temperature was 1.32°C higher than the 1981-2010 normal, making it the second warmest year ( 2020 was the warmest with an anomaly of 1.6°C).
In all regions of Europe, temperatures were higher than average, adds the IPMA.
In mainland Portugal, the year 2022 was classified as extremely hot in terms of air temperature and dry in terms of precipitation.
It was also, in mainland Portugal, the hottest year since 1931 (average air temperature, 1.38 °C above the 1971-2000 normal value);
New absolute maximum temperature extremes were registered in Portugal, in 40 stations, in July, minimum temperature, in 21 stations in July, as well as precipitation, in 4 stations in December.
Preliminary data also show that 70% of the year's precipitation occurred in the last 4 months.
This resulted from prolonged drought: 80% of the territory was in severe or extreme drought during the first 9 months of the year.
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