ISPRA, the research center of the Ministry of the Environment said on Thursday
that 2019 is the third-highest year in Italy since 1961.
It said
that 2018 was the hottest and 2015 was the second hottest. ISPRA said
that last year's "abnormal peak" was in June. The
temperature in the north was 4.25°C higher than normal, the
temperature in the center was 4.0°C higher, and the temperature in
the south was 3.27°C higher.
According
to the report, between June 26 and 29, 2019, the heat was “especially
strong”. This is when new records are set in the Northwest and the Alps.
The report
said that "a major extreme weather event" also occurred
last year. These included a severe storm that hit Liguria and
Piedmont on October 21. In November, the weather was extremely bad.
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