Extended spring like weather also occurred in Europe 50 years ago
It’s been mild across Europe, bringing some relief from the hardships of winter. Yet, the media again is reporting the mild weather as if it’s something bad, which has never happened before. But of course, this is not true.
What follows is a newspaper clipping from January 14, 21974, published in ‘Die Welt‘:
Hat-tip: Michael Sehlert at Facebook
The Die Welt article reported 50 years ago (temps are in Celsius):
Spring in Winter – 15 degrees warm
The ‘spring in winter’, which has been ongoing for weeks, has reached a new high point on Sunday. The temperatures climbed in some Alps valleys and in the Bavarian lowland up to 15 degrees amid a strong foehn pattern. The thaw has reached to high elevations. Even on the Zugspitze, Germany’s tallest mountain, a sensational temperature of 0 degrees was reached in January. Up to 10 degrees was even measured at 2000 meters. The ski slopes at lower elevations were no longer usable.”
(But shhhhhhh….you’re not supposed to know this.)