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Ibiza sets new January temperature record for second day running

The municipality of Sant Joan registers 26.7 degrees and exceeds the 25.4 reached on Wednesday

On Thursday, the Balearic Islands broke some records for maximum temperatures in the month of January. The one detected in Sant Joan, in Ibiza, stands out, which exceeded its record for the second consecutive day by reaching 26.7 degrees, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), which has data from this municipality since 2005.

Récord De Temperatura Máxima En Baleares.

Record maximum temperature in the Balearic Islands. Aemet

Sant Antoni and Ibiza reached 24 degrees yesterday, while Formentera registered 21 degrees and the airport of es Codolar, 21 degrees.

This episode of unusual heat that the islands are experiencing this month of january made that this Wednesday Sant Joan register another record temperature of 25.4 degrees, thus surpassing its previous record of 24.8 degrees reached in 2021.

As for the minimums, early this morning Sant Joan had five degrees, followed by Sant Antoni and Ibiza airport (seven degrees), Ibiza city (eight degrees) and Formentera (nine degrees).

The Aemet reported that this week an anticyclonic blockade will prevent the entry of Atlantic squalls, a phenomenon that has led to temperatures significantly above normal, more typical of the month of March.

Today’s weather in Ibiza and Formentera

For this Friday there will be few clouds with some morning fog bank. Light wind, predominantly from the north and east. And temperatures slightly lower than yesterday, with highs of 19 to 22 degrees.

The forecast for this Saturday is for clouds and temperatures between seven and 19 degrees. For the sunday a sunny day and minimum and maximum temperatures of 11 and 18 degrees are expected, according to the Aemet.

Longer days

The days have already started to get longer, just over half an hour – 32 minutes and 29 seconds – since December 22 coinciding with the winter solsticeaemet has pointed out that the sunrise is two minutes 48 seconds earlier and the sunset is 29 minutes 41 seconds later.

For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.

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