Continental Portugal Record Nine Heat Waves in 2026
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The IPMA says that in the last 10 years heat waves have been recorded, every year, on continental territory, highlighting the years of 2026 with nine, 2025 with eight and 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2023 with seven. The report highlights that these events are taking place more and more outside the summer, especially in spring and autumn.
According to the IPMA, this is already the year with the highest number of days in continental Portugal, with 98 days to date.
Already 98 days are added in heat wave in 2026, the highest value since 1942. There were episodes at all seasons of the year, according to the IPMA.
Continental Portugal Records New Record Number of Heat Waves, the Largest (Until Now) Lasted 98 Days
The balance of the IPMA is still provisional because it covers only the period from February to October, but it has already entered history. Continental Portugal reached a new record of nine heat waves this year.
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