According to provisional data published by the Aemet through their social networksthe heat wave of this summer is positioned as The most intense ever documented in Spain Since there are reliable records. The thermal anomaly of 4.6 ° C. measure during this episode exceeds narrow margin but significantly the previous 4.5 ° C record established during the heat wave of July 2022.
Unstoppable tendency towards more extreme summers
Aemet analysis details that 2025 is configured as The second warmer year of the historical series, practically tied for the last four years that form a clearly differentiated group from the rest. The weather agency underlines that the average temperature in Spain 1.69 ° C has increased from 1961 to 2024which explains the greatest frequency and intensity of these extreme episodes.
The agency attributes this situation to Climate changeciting the projections of the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change(IPCC) They anticipated summers 2 warmer C For the middle of the century in the Mediterranean region. The Aemet highlights that summers like those of 2022 and 2025 They have already reached the levels planned within decades, confirming that four of the five most intense heat waves have been registered since 2019. The agency concludes that, although not all summers will necessarily be warmer than the previous one, The trend towards thermal extremes is irreversible No urgent measures of adaptation and mitigation.