Angers doesn't look threatened by an heatwave comparable to August 2003

Angers is preparing to face the hottest period of the year. The temperature on August 17th reached 34° C and should records on the next day one degree more. The thermometer will not decrease significantly before August 22nd. Thirty five degrees is an unusual and high temperature in Angers region but it is not nevertheless the hottest the city experimented.

On August 4th 1990, the Avrillé station of Météo France noticed a heatwave at 38,4° C. But is was not the peak. In 1947, 39,8 ° C were noted down in 1947 (a famous year for the wine). More recently, in 2011, a peak was recorded by the Avrillé meteorologists at 33,4° but according to these specialists, such levels are epiphenomenas and don't occur more than 6 times in a quarter of a century.

The most remembered meteorological phenomena is of course the heatwave of 2003. Angers city, between August 1st and 18th,  faced 8 days with temperatures above 35°. The heatwave was made worse by few rains. In Angers, the level of rainfalls didn't reached 80% of the normal level. On a long period, the global warming looks noticeable in Angers. The values noticed in the from 1820 to 1825  don't increase above 21 degrees. (Credit pictures Angers city)