Temperature records in the mountains November shows its warmest side

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3.11.2024 - 12:58

The month of November has started with new temperature records in the mountains. (archive picture)
The month of November has started with new temperature records in the mountains. (archive picture)
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The month of November has started with new temperature records in the Swiss mountains. Last Friday, a new record high of 4284 meters above sea level was recorded.

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  • Several November temperature records were broken in Switzerland.
  • Temperatures of 4.8 degrees were measured on the Jungfraujoch and 12.7 degrees on the Weissfluhjoch near Davos.
  • At 13.7 degrees, the Bernina Pass in the canton of Graubünden also set a record for November.

The previous record was set on November 11, 2015, according to the national weather service MeteoSwiss on Sunday. A whole series of new November temperature records were also set.

A new high of 4.8 degrees was set on the 3571-metre-high Jungfraujoch. For the first time, the temperature on Friday did not drop below freezing on a November day.

Record on the Great St. Bernard Pass in Valais

On the 2691 meter high Weissfluhjoch near Davos, a new high of 12.7 degrees was measured on Saturday. Friday's 11.2 degrees on the 2501-metre-high Säntis in eastern Switzerland was also a record.

November temperature records were also set on Saturday on the 2472-metre-high Great St. Bernard Pass in Valais with 11.9 degrees and on the 2260-metre-high Bernina Pass in the canton of Graubünden with 13.7 degrees.