An especially hot July in Denmark was the fourth warmest on record, but the national figures for 2010 are not measuring up to the record global temperatures.
The first six months of the year posted the highest average global temperatures ever recorded, according to national weather service DMI. And July has kept the trend going, with record temperatures in many parts of the globe.
However, a very cold January and February prevented Denmark’s half-year average temperature from mirroring the global trend for the year.
And the warm July, which registered an average daily temperature of 18.7 degrees nationwide – a full 3.1 degrees over the norm – probably won’t lead to any record-setting second half of the year either.
Meteorologists have already predicted a cooler than normal August and an early start to autumn. The month does have a chance of being the wettest ever, though, as the past week’s storms have left many areas underwater.
While Copenhagen has already received 135mm this month, some Danish areas have received over 100mm in a single day due to heavy downpours like the ones on Tuesday night and this past Saturday night.
The Copenhagen Post
