In Bavaria this weekend it was probably warmer than ever before in early April: 27.9 degrees were measured in Regensburg on Saturday, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Sunday, a record high that has not been seen in the first third of April since Start of weather recordings.
The highest value measured in the Free State in the first decade of the month from April 1st to 10th was a good one degree below: In 1961, 26.8 degrees were registered in Wasserburg. The 27.9 degrees now measured is a preliminary value. The data will be checked again in the coming days.
The DWD recorded the second highest value on Saturday at 27.8 degrees in Wielenbach in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau, not far from Lake Starnberg.
The previous record was also probably broken in Munich: It was 27.1 degrees there on Saturday – the highest value so far was just under one degree lower at 25.2 degrees in 2011. 6.1 degrees were measured at the Zugspitze on Saturday. Ski operations will continue there until May 1st.
The warm weather attracted numerous sun seekers to the beer gardens, parks and lakes. The water rescue service and the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) in Bavaria warned against jumping into the still very cool waters, especially after a longer stay in the sun. The water temperatures were around ten degrees in some cases – but smaller bodies of water in particular warmed up more quickly. At the Deiniger Weiher near Munich, for example, it was around 16 degrees on the water surface.
Meteorologists had previously expected peak values of up to 30 degrees for Sunday – on Sunday itself it was said that the mark might not be broken after all. Veiled clouds and Saharan dust initially caused less solar radiation.
According to the DWD, high “Olli” and storm low “Timea” are responsible for the unusually warm weather. According to meteorologists, both pump subtropical warm air from the southwest towards Germany. The extreme temperatures cannot therefore be explained solely by climate change.