temperature · Spain
Sevilla, Andalucía
August mean daily maximum
Modelled demonstration series · not observed data
Sevilla began naming its heatwaves for the same reason cities name hurricanes — an event with a name gets taken seriously and gets a response plan. A mean daily maximum at this level for a whole month is not an event with a start and an end, though. It is the month.
75 years, modelled
Same reading, two normals
| Normal | Mean | σ | Pct | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1980 | 35.9 °C | +2.40σ | 99.18th | 1 in 120 years |
| 1991–2020 | 37.8 °C | +0.84σ | 80th | 1 in 5.0 years |
Today would rank 10 of 76 for highest value in the modelled series. Nothing about the reading changes between rows — only the yardstick.
The season here
The Guadalquivir valley traps heat; August afternoons here are routinely the hottest in continental Europe.
Where this series comes from
MODELLED SERIES — not observed. Parameters set from published Sevilla August climatology. The 75 annual values are synthesised by the seeded generator.
Every number on this page comes from a modelled series: 75 annual values synthesised by a seeded generator from published climatological parameters for Sevilla, Andalucía. It shows how anomaly reasoning works. It is not a measurement and must not be cited as one.
How to read σ
σ counts standard deviations from this place's own normal. The sigma guide · return periods.
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