Despite having concluded the summer weather more warm and having started the autumn On September 22, the registrations temperatures continue to affect the Dominican territory with maximum temperatures that even reach 37 °C.
Last Wednesday, October 9, a temperature 37.6 °C in Sabaneta (Santiago Rodríguez); 36.5 °C in Montecristi and 36 °C in Jimaní, while the National District yesterday Thursday reached 33 °C.
The sensation thermal which is the combination of the temperature of the human being, the temperature of the environment and humidity, which this Friday in the Dominican capital was around 46 °C, according to a report from the meteorological station of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet).
Why is the heat still going on?
This Friday, the temperatures will remain hotdue to the influence of the wind warm and humid in the southeast, so Indomet recommended hydrating frequently, drinking water, and looking for cool and ventilated places.
The sun is rising later and setting earlier
Currently the station is located autumnwhich will end on December 21 to give way to winter.
One of the changes brought about by autumn is the reduction of hours of sunlight, since the sun is rising later than in summer and this Friday, for example, it came out at 6:32 in the morning and the setting will occur at 6:18 in the afternoon.
He summer hottest
Still the temperatures they continue hot in a year that, according to the National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has had the summer weather (June-July-August) more warm of the northern hemisphere, with 1.52 °C above average.
“Globally, the YTD ranked as the most warm ever recorded, with 1.28 °C above the 20th century average of 14.0 °C. According to the NCEI Global Annual Temperature Outlook, there is a 97% chance that 2024 will be classified as the warmest year. warm of the recorded world,” he points out.
Another point it indicates is that August 2024 marks the fifteenth consecutive month of temperatures global record, which in itself constitutes a record streak.
According to a recent report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the summer of 2024 was the most warm registered in Europe.
Fresh in Valle Nuevo
In the case of Valle Nuevo, the temperatures are fresh and this Friday a minimum of 12 °C was recorded, at 6:00 in the morning.
Difference between stations astronomical and stations meteorological
The meteorologists and climatologists define the stations differently than spring, the summerhe autumn and winter “normal” or astronomical.
The meteorologists take into account the cycle of temperature annual, with winter being the coldest time of the year and summer as the warmest, while spring and autumn would be the stations transition.
Meteorological spring in the northern hemisphere includes March, April and May; he summer meteorological includes June, July and August; he autumn meteorological includes September, October and November; and meteorological winter includes December, January and February.
The stations astronomical
The stations astronomical They depend on the equinoxes, which mark the times when the sun passes directly over the equator.
In the northern hemisphere, the solstice of summer falls on or about June 21, the winter solstice on or about December 22, the spring equinox on or about March 21, and the spring equinox. autumn on or about September 22, according to NOAA.
