September 9 heat record broken at several weather stations in Latvia

On Wednesday, unusually high air temperatures for this time of year were recorded in parts of Latvia. According to data from the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, by 3 p.m. three weather observation stations had exceeded the previously recorded temperature high for September 9.

Weather records for specific calendar dates are tracked by comparing long-term observation histories at each individual station, and the setting of a new record indicates unusually warm conditions on that particular date. The data available to the centre confirms that the temperature rise was significant enough to surpass the historically highest readings previously recorded for that date at several locations across the country.

The report does not specify which observation stations reached the new records, nor does it give the exact temperature values measured. It also does not mention what the previous record was at each station or by how much it was exceeded.

Breaking heat records on a specific calendar day is part of the long-term meteorological data tracking regularly carried out by the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre as it monitors weather changes across different regions of the country.