Across
Europe and parts of
Asia, unusually high-temperatures in the late-winter period were reported from February 20 until February 28, 2021. The onset of the short-lasting winter
heat wave was caused by a
jet stream
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of
Saharan dust. Daily high temperatures for the period were similar to the maximum high temperatures during spring.
In the capitals of Germany and France,
Berlin and
Paris, high temperatures of were reported. The capitals of the UK and Poland,
London and
Warsaw, had high temperatures around .
Croatia saw its highest overall temperature of . The capital of China,
Beijing, also experienced the highest overall winter temperature: .
Areas affected
United Kingdom
The previous winter heatwave, that affected the United Kingdom in 2019, set a record-breaking day in
Aboyne,
Scotland, after 122 years at with three other sites exceeding over . Warnings were set off across UK for not only the heatwave but a
pollen bomb just shortly after the January 2021 coldwave went through UK and Europe.
Europe
Among the European cities such as Berlin, and Paris reaching , the warmer climate of Europe also has seen increase of overall high winter temperature and those were reported in
Slovenia at ,
Italy at and
Czech Republic at . In
Poland, record temperature of was reported in Makow Podhalanski and in Slovakia at Hurbanavo, a high temperature of was reported.
Sweden
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had set a record high temperature of caused by the
foehn wind.
Asia
In
China
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, Beijing experienced a record high day of breaking the 1996 record on February 13, while
Anyang
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It had a ...
and
Hefei
Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...
hit and , respectively. While
Longzhou
Longzhou County Zhuang: ''Lungzcouh Yen'') is a county of southwestern Guangxi, China, bordering Cao Bằng province, Vietnam. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo.
Longzhou lies in a circular valley at ...
and
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Mythology
*Cao (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology
Companies or organizations
*Air China Cargo, ICAO airline designator CAO
*CA Oradea, Romanian football club
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both reached on February 20.
Pohang,
South Korea surpassed its own set in 2004 with a new on February 21.
In China, it was the warmest February recorded nationwide since 1961.
See also
*
2021 Russia heatwave
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Across Europe and parts of Asia, unusually ...
*
2021 Western North America heat wave
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References
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2021 heat waves
February 2021 events in Asia
February 2021 events in Europe
Heat waves in Asia
Heat waves in Europe
Heat waves in the United Kingdom
Winter weather events