Lanzarote is experiencing an atypical end to March with temperatures exceeding 34 degrees. According to data from the State Meteorological Agency and the Canary Weather website, Tías and San Bartolomé have recorded the highest temperatures on the island, with 34.8 and 34.1 degrees, respectively.
In particular, the town of El Islote in San Bartolomé and Puerto del Carmen in Tías have been the most affected by the rise in the thermometer in the records taken at 3:00 p.m.
As confirmed by the State Meteorological Agency, the inland areas of the southern half of the island have been more exposed to the risk of high temperatures. While the north of the island has remained below 30 degrees. Also, the wind has reached 70 kilometers per hour.
Very close to 34 degrees is Playa Blanca (Yaiza), with 33. While spaces further north such as Guatiza (Teguise) moved away from these measures and remained at 24.6.
Exceeding 30 degrees in the middle of March is an infrequent situation for the island's meteorological records. According to data published by the Lanzarote Data Center, between 1950 and 2008, the highest average temperature recorded during the month of March was 21.3 degrees, in 1998.
The yellow warning for the rise in temperature remains on the island until 9:00 p.m. this Thursday and the warning for suspended dust with a visibility of 3,000 meters continues until midnight. Looking ahead to this Friday, Aemet maintains the yellow warning for gusts of wind of up to 70 kilometers per hour. While for Saturday no new adverse weather situations have been announced.
Despite the episode of heat that the island is suffering, it is not the most affected in the Archipelago. Tenerife and Gran Canaria take the worst part. Las Galletas, a town in the municipality of Arona, in the south of Tenerife, recorded 38.5 degrees, according to this same meter. This temperature is the highest recorded during a month of March in the history of the Canary Islands. Along with this municipality, La Aldea de San Nicolás, in Las Palmas, reached 37 degrees.
