Alarmist Predictions False! Not A Single Heat Wave This Summer At Cologne-Bonn

An analysis of data show that the Cologne-Bonn airport hasn’t had a single real heat wave so far this summer, as was the case in most places in Germany.

“Experts” predicting a “summer of hell” are proven wrong.

Hat-tip: Snowfan

Firstly, there is no standardized international definition of the term heatwave. Definitions are often based on a combination of percentile-based threshold values.

For example, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines a heat wave as a period during which the daily maximum temperature exceeds for more than five consecutive days the maximum normal temperature by 5 degrees Celsius.

At the start of summer, climate alarmists predicted Germany would likely see a “summer of hell” with extreme heat waves and misery for Germans. Today we look back at this prediction, using data from the Cologne-Bonn airport weather station.

The Cologne-Bonn airport is located right smack in the middle of Europe, and the following chart depicts the daily high temperatures recorded there this summer:

Chart: WetterOnline.

Though the temperature very briefly peaked over 30°C a few times this summer, there was never a protracted period of heat extending over days.

After having hit 33°C and 29°C on August 11 and 12 respectively, the temperature peaked at a balmy high of 34°C on August 13th. But then the temperature rapidly cooled off the next day, reaching a high of just over 24°C.

In summary: the summer of 2024 in Cologne didn’t see a single extended period of extreme heat, unless. that is, you call 3 days above 28°C a heat wave.

This was the case across much of Germany. Granted, some German cities perhaps experienced warmer periods.

One thing is sure: the “summer of hell” in Germany predicted earlier by Marc Benecke has now been exposed as just a plain-stupid climate horror story, probably intended to scare the FridaysForFuture kids.

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