February statistics
According to Geosphere Austria (formerly known as ZAMG), there has never been a month in Austria that deviated further from the climatological mean than February 2024 since measurements began. In the series of the warmest March (!) months, this year's February would be in the top 20. The situation is similar in Switzerland. Here, too, there were national and regional records. In each case with foehn influence, there were daily deviations of over 10°C compared to the climate norm, first on the southern side of the Alps (north foehn) and then in the north (south foehn).
Precipitation in February varied greatly from region to region. The statistics confirm the last PowderAlerts: in the south, there was significantly above-average snow and rainfall in some places, while in the north it was mostly a little too dry. From a skiing perspective, the aggregate state of the precipitation is usually more relevant than the absolute amounts. As already discussed several times, this left a lot to be desired due to the very high temperatures and the amounts of snow at low and medium altitudes are correspondingly meagre while the mountain winter continues. The winter in terms of weather and climate statistics lasts from December to February and was also the warmest in Switzerland since measurements began. In Austria, people are still not quite sure whether 2006/07 was perhaps a tad warmer.
