The Canary Islands have suffered the warmest February since 1961, the year in which data began to be collected. This has been confirmed by the Climatological Advance published by the State Meteorological Agency this Wednesday.
Specifically, last February was "extremely warm", according to this analysis. The regional temperature stood at an average of 17.9 degrees, three degrees above normal.
In addition, the lack of rainfall on all the islands has meant that it is the 13th driest in its history. Only 23% of the expected rainfall fell on the islands, with accumulated rainfall of 8.6 millimeters.
The temperature was higher than usual in all its variants: from the lows to the averages and the highs grew by more than 2.8 degrees last month.
For example, in average temperatures, the province of Las Palmas suffered an anomaly of 2.8 degrees, being the warmest February experienced in the eastern islands. Meanwhile, the mismatch was greater in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 3.1 degrees warmer than usual.
Meanwhile, the maximums reached three degrees of difference in Las Palmas and recorded 22.7 degrees on average, being "extremely warm" for this time of year and the February with the highest temperatures since records began. In contrast, the maximum temperature in the Canary Islands was 21.7 degrees on average, a mismatch of 3.4 degrees warmer.
Thus, only the Playa Blanca station in the municipality of Yaiza recorded a tropical night, that is, one where the temperature was above 20 degrees. The average for the Archipelago suffered more tropical nights than usual, reaching 30 in February 2024, compared to zero reported in February last year.
The municipality of Tías recorded a maximum of 30.1 degrees in the Las Vegas area on February 14. While in La Graciosa, 29.3 degrees were reached on February 13.
In the minimums, Playa Blanca recorded the highest minimums of 20.1 degrees, while La Graciosa reached the highest minimums of 19.8 degrees.
