“Record-breaking Heat: Styria Reaches Highest Temperature in Almost 200 Years”

It may seem almost unreal in the rather cold May days, but the readings don’t lie: Last year was warmer in Styria than at any time since records began almost 200 years ago. The federal state achieved an average of 8.1 degrees per area and year – that is a whopping 2.3 degrees more than the average for the years 1961 to 1990. At the same time, 17 percent less rain fell than usual, as the hot off the press climate status report for Austria shows .