The climate in Italy in 2021: anomalous heat in February

Exceptional temperature of 48.8 ° C in Syracuse at the end of August. Annual rainfall -7%, but new regional records for exceptional rainfall

The 2021 was, on average, a less hot year than the previous ones; rainfall throughout the country was overall lower than the climatological average (-7%); all months recorded lower than normal rainfall with the exception of January, July and November.
Several heat waves hit Italy in the summer months: the most intense occurred in the second week of August, when 48.8 ° C were recorded in Syracuse, a European record if confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (OMM - again under verification).