Central Europe experiences warm and dry October

Recent climate data from Geosphere Austria and the German Weather Service (DWD) indicate that October was characterized by significantly higher temperatures and substantial precipitation deficits across parts of Central Europe.

In Austria, Geosphere Austria reported a nationwide precipitation deficit of 40 percent, amounting to a loss of 320 liters per square meter since the beginning of the year. Some regions, including parts of Lower Austria, Vienna, and Styria, saw rainfall reductions between 50 and 70 percent. The highest deficits were recorded in Retz and near Graz, where rainfall was 74 percent and 87 percent below the climate average, respectively. Additionally, the month was warmer than the 1991 to 2020 average by 1.0 degree Celsius, featuring seven summer days with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees.

In Germany, the Berlin and Brandenburg regions also experienced unseasonably warm conditions. Berlin recorded a mean temperature of 11.1 degrees Celsius, which is 1.5 degrees above the 1961 to 1990 climate normal. Brandenburg saw a mean temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius, marking the tenth consecutive year of warmer than average Octobers for the state. While other parts of Germany saw increased rainfall due to heavy rain events, Berlin and Brandenburg remained notably dry.