19 July 2023 at 20:46 Record high sea temperature in Spain The average temperature in the sea around Spain in mid-July was 24.6 degrees, which is a new record for this time of year. The record reading is 2.2 degrees higher than normal for the season, according to the country’s meteorological agency, Aemet. They add that the new record is “well above” the record of 24 degrees in 2015 and 23.7 degrees last year. Such a high temperature has not been recorded in the sea since these statistics began in 1940. Aemet’s spokesperson Ruben del Campo says the situation is extra worrying as summer is far from over. – The sea can still get even warmer, he says, referring to both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. In some places in the Mediterranean off south-west Spain, the water has already reached 28 degrees. The country is currently in its third heat wave since the beginning of the summer. In Figueres in Catalonia, 45.4 degrees were measured on Tuesday, which is a record for that part of Spain. (NTB)
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