October 21 heat record broken at Skulte station in Saulkrasti
On Wednesday afternoon the Skulte observation station in Saulkrasti municipality recorded +15.6 degrees, a new high for 21 October at that station. The previous record there dated from 1949.
A record for the highest air temperature on 21 October was broken on Wednesday afternoon at the Skulte observation station in Saulkrasti municipality, Latvia. The data come from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre and were cited by the news agency LETA.
The air temperature at the station reached +15.6 degrees Celsius. The previous high for this date at the station was +15.4 degrees, set in 1949.
National record still stands
The nationwide record for 21 October remains +18 degrees, recorded in Pāvilosta, also in 1949. At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, air temperatures across Latvia ranged from +12 to +15 degrees.
Forecast for Thursday
Forecasters expect Thursday to be partly cloudy, with a moderate south-easterly wind. Gusts are expected to strengthen to 9–14 metres per second.
Overnight minimum temperatures will range from +2 degrees in some eastern parts of the country to +11 degrees on the Kurzeme coast. During the day the air is forecast to warm to between +10 and +15 degrees.
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