“It’s an absolute record!” The overwhelming heat of June 2025 in Toulouse reached heights

It was far from being only a sensation. Furthermore, June 2025 has suffered Toulouseand right. Nevertheless, While it was not so long ago. Meanwhile. Therefore, we started the month with less than 20 ° C to the thermometer, a value below normal seasons, this freshness – many of which are nostalgic for a month later – did not last long. Consequently, While the latter officially ended this Tuesday, Météo France released its statistics … For example, burning!

If the punctual record was not broken since it dates back to June 27, 2019, with 40.2 ° C, and yesterday, in the warmest, “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat new Toulouse displayed 37.9 ° C. Similarly, “it must be “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat remembered that these records were very punctual. Therefore, it only lasted one or two days” Valéry Mourot, forecaster at Météo France For Haute-Garonne.

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However, what makes the particularity of this year is continuity. However, Especially on the last fortnight of June, “where 2025 arrives clearly in pole position since 1947 ». However, Between June 15 and 30, this year, the average temperature recorded on the Toulouse-Blagnac station posted 33,3°C.

The last data of this magnitude did not exceed 32.6 ° C on average between June 15 and 30, 1976. Additionally, However, “We are frankly records. It is an absolute record! », Insists Valéry Mourot.

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Indeed. “from mid-June, we experienced a first heat wave, which continued with a scorching month », Placing June 2025 in “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat second position of the hottest Jews ever recorded after that of 2003.

“On average over the month, we are at + 4.7 ° C compared to normal seasons. while over the last days. where we went into yellow then orange to the heat wave, we are at + 12 ° C compared to the average,” explains Pascal Boureau, former Météo France forecaster.

The whole month is talling the scorching year of 2003

It must be said that for a month. “Toulouse has experienced temperatures above average,” said the weather expert. Although the first fortnight was obviously a slightly cooler.

Throughout the month of June. “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat new From June 30 to 30Therefore. the Statistical Tri of Météo France places the year 2025 in second position with an average of 30.1 ° C.The same as in 1976. It was very close “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat to the record month for Toulouse. which dates back to 2003 where in June, the thermometer climbed on average at 30.4 ° C.

Such heat at the start of the summer season worry and raise some questions. Are we going to have a so hot summer and devastating than that of 2003 ? “We immediately think of that year as a comparison. This is a period when we have exceeded 40 ° C several times in Toulouse. especially in August, with many deaths related to heat. But Just because there are similarities for the moment that we will relive that Reassures Pascal Boureau.

A drought already present

Another problematic “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat new point with a record month record: the drought . “Since mid-May, it has not falls much and the vegetation is starting to suffer from it. During last month, we did not have that 33 millimeters of rainwhich is “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat equivalent to normal, where it generally falls 64 millimeters ”.

“The level of Garonnealso demonstrates it. with a river which is very lowAnd hot (26 ° C on June 30), “continues the former forecaster. This July 1ᵉʳ, it is actually 50 cm at the measurement point at the new bridge. A height now maintained due to the “release of water from the dams that we usually do later, around mid-July”. At the highest in June, it went up to 1.41 meters on June 4.

How to explain this warmth?

“We have a mass of high anticyclonic air present since mid-June with permanent sunshine. longer “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat new days, where the sun stays longer and short nights where the temperature does not have time to descend. This is why every morning, we end up with a few more degrees. Now. the global warming of the planet means that each time these “it’s absolute record!” overwhelming heat hot weather periods are a little more important, ”continues Pascal Boureau.

We will have to wait for the Monday July 7so that the Mercury comes down“With an oceanic air. coupled with a wind from the north and the west, which will breathe again, for a week. Temperatures will go up for July 14 ».

With Léa Afonso

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