{"id":34298,"date":"2019-03-05T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=34298"},"modified":"2019-03-05T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:00:05","slug":"record-high-temperatures-a-year-after-beast-from-the-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/05\/record-high-temperatures-a-year-after-beast-from-the-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Record high temperatures a year after Beast from the East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TEMPERATURES in Wales have been up to 16.8\u00b0c warmer than average this February in sharp contrast to the cold snap caused by the Beast from the East last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last week, two record high temperatures for Wales were set with 20.6\u00b0c\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recorded at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Trawsgoed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Cer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">digion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Monday, February 25 and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">20.8\u00b0c in Porthmadog<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the following day.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The same time a year ago on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">February<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a026, 2018, the maximum temperature in Cardiff was 3.6\u00b0c and the minimum was 0.1\u00b0c, a difference of over 17\u00b0c compared to the new record set this year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34312\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-34312 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34312 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/pierhead-in-sun.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript> The Pierhead Building bathed in sunlight last Tuesday. Photo by John Cooper<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33519\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33519 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33519 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Kids-1.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Vicky Bryant, 38, from Cardiff with her two children Tallulah, seven, and Harri, four, enjoying the warm weather in Cardiff Bay on February 26, 2019. Photo by John Cooper<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34299\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-34299 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1400x1049.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow.jpg 1793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34299 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow-1400x1049.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/hayes-snow.jpg 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The warm weather was a far cry from Cardiff last year<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">While locals enjoyed the warm and sunny weather last week, last year Cardiff endured a deep freeze with heavy snow during the Beast from the East, which lasted from February 22 to March 2, 2018.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last year, temperatures were 1.2\u00b0c below Wales\u2019 February average of 3.97\u00b0c but this year, the mean temperature was 6.4\u00b0c.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34301\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-34301 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34301 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/roath-park-snow.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Roath Park during last year&#8217;s deep freeze<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW807108 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW807108 BCX0\">Derek Brockway, the BBC Wales weather presenter, drew attention to the contrast in the weather on February 26 with a clip of a meteorological chart showing the arrival of cold temperatures on the same day in 2018.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW807108 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a tweet of mine from late February 2018 with the &#39;Beast from the East&#39;! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MJLypqS9t8\">https:\/\/t.co\/MJLypqS9t8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It couldn&#39;t be more different this year!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derek Brockway &#8211; Weatherman (@DerekTheWeather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekTheWeather\/status\/1100326781503094784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Met Office<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0spokesperson said:\u00a0\u201cT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he cold weather last year was caused by the jet stream looping to the south of the UK.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis allowed cold continental air from the east to dominate and bring sustained cold and snowy weather.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the Met Office, the jet stream is a group of strong winds which are part of the atmosphere blow from west to east.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The warm weather this year was also due to a change in the jet stream, which swung upwards to the north of the UK bringing warmer air from the south.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A change in the jet stream means a change in the weather later this week&#8230;\ud83d\ude2c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6PAjjwkIq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6PAjjwkIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Met Office (@metoffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metoffice\/status\/1100038968110972928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\">A Met Office spokesperson said:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\">\u201cLast week\u2019s warm weather was caused by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW210973644 BCX0\">low and high-pressure<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210973644 BCX0\">\u00a0systems interacting to draw warm air up from Africa and the mid-Atlantic.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW210973644 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The jet stream has since straightened and moved further south, bringing cooler air.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Joseph Dutton, from the E3G climate think tank in London, told\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2019\/02\/26\/record-breaking-february-weather-is-due-to-warming-of-the-arctic-says-climate-expert\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Euronews<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that climate change was causing changes to the jet stream.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Evidence suggests that the warming of the Arctic is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">destabilising<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the jet stream,&#8221; said\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Dutton.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">A Met Office spokesman told\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2019\/mar\/02\/uk-temperature-jump-february-incredible-climate-weather-carbon\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Guardian<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that the record-breaking warm weather was thought to be \u201clargely to do with climate change.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The Guardian also reported that climate researcher Geert Jan van\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oldenborgh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, based\u00a0at the Royal Netherlands\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Meteorolgical<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Institute said: \u201cThis is an incredible jump in record temperatures. If you asked me a few months ago, I would have said it is ridiculous.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The spell of warm and sunny weather was broken by Storm Freya, a low-pressure weather system which hit Wales over the weekend, causing high wind and heavy rain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gusts of up to 76 mph were recorded in Mumbles, Swansea and the M4 was closed in both directions between junctions 41 and 42 due to high winds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">One driver, who did not want to be named, said they had to use a diversion on Sunday at around 5pm due to the closure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe roads were quite bad because of the wind and you could tell that drivers were generally driving slower.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The closure meant I was diverted and added around 20 minutes to my journey,\u201d said the driver.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain in south Wales and strong to gale force winds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A yellow warning means people should be aware and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plan ahead<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, considering how the weather may disrupt day-to-day activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The warning comes into effect from 6pm today and will last until 9am tomorrow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All temperature statistics are from the Met Office.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEMPERATURES in Wales have been up to 16.8\u00b0c warmer than average this February in sharp contrast to the cold snap caused by the Beast from the East last year.\u00a0 Last week, two record high temperatures for Wales were set with 20.6\u00b0c\u00a0recorded at\u00a0Trawsgoed, Ceredigion\u00a0on Monday, February 25 and\u00a020.8\u00b0c in Porthmadog\u00a0the following day.\u00a0 The same time a year ago on\u00a0February\u00a026, 2018, the maximum temperature in Cardiff was 3.6\u00b0c and the minimum was 0.1\u00b0c, a difference of over 17\u00b0c compared to the new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":34325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,3,113],"tags":[5761,1291,4409,6492,663,4140,6493,6494,6495,665],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-34298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-news","category-uncategorised","tag-beast-from-the-east","tag-cardiff-2","tag-february","tag-hot","tag-met-office","tag-record","tag-sunny","tag-temperature","tag-warm","tag-weather"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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