While it has long been green and blooming in the valley, there are still remnants of snow in the Black Forest – the last traces of winter. It felt like it was blessed with plenty of snow, rainfall and sunshine.
But is this impression also true? Carola Grundmann from the German Weather Service in Freiburg explains how winter 2020/21 really was in the region.
BZ: Does the impression make you feel or was the winter of 2020/21 a “real” one again after a long time with ice and snow?
Grundmann: After a long time, yes, but if you look back 30 years, recent winter was not a real one. It goes under in the climatological mean.
BZ: If you take a closer look at the dates for December, January and February, only February falls out of the ordinary …
Grundmann: The month was really extreme, but overall too mild. There was a cold snap with low temperatures and heavy snowfalls and …
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