March was much too mild this year. In addition to the too high temperatures, there were also average different precipitations throughout Austria. Especially in the east of Austria, there was extremely little rain last month.
„Viewed all over Austria, it closes March round 1,8 Grad Unpleasant mild abit is compared to that medium in the long term from 1991 to 2020said Konstantin Brandes, a meteorologist at UBIMET’s severe weather center. The anomalies would appear quite uniform: BEspecially in the east and northeast of the country, the month in Wiener Neustadt ended 2.5 degrees milder than the long-term average, but the same also applies to the station at the Weißensee in Carinthia.
Nationally, March is nowhere near the frontrunner of 2017
In many valleys in the northern Alps and in general on the mountains, there were lower temperature deviations than the national average. But also in Zeltweg, Landeck or on the Patscherkofel, March ends around 1 to 1.5 degrees too soft. Nationally, March is nowhere near the 2017 frontrunner, which continues to crown the top with an anomaly of plus 3 degrees.
In addition, Atlantic lows and their fronts brought a lot of precipitation, mainly in the west and south. There was 50 percent more rain and snow in Haiming in Tyrol, as well as in Mariapfarr in Lungau.
Eastern Austria was dominated by drought
However, large parts of the country were also much too dry: the precipitation deficit is particularly noticeable east of the Innviertel-Koralpe line. According to UBIMET, 40 to 80 percent is missing for a balanced balance. In Lower Austria, Vienna and northern Burgenland in particular, only 10 percent of the normal amount of precipitation fell. Laa/Thaya, Retz, Eisenstadt and Wien-Stammersdorf experienced one of the driest March months in their respective measurement history.
The drought in the east, which has developed over the course of several months, is having devastating consequences: some groundwater levels are at record lows, as are the levels of Lake Neusiedl. The risk of wildfires is relatively high early in the year.
Sunshine should be achieved in almost all regions
The sunshine balance, on the other hand, was reasonably balanced in March, according to experts. Outside the Alps, the target was reached almost everywhere, from Vorarlberg to Upper Styria, on the other hand, several hours are missing. Here the deficit is often around 25 percent.
Source: Krone
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