Sweltering April in Brandenburg - Record Highs Drench Berlin
Springtime bloom in Brandenburg - Record-breaking highs reached - Record-breaking highs in Brandenburg during April
Buckle up, weather enthusiasts! April in Berlin and Brandenburg this year was a scorcher, setting temperature records and stealing the sunshine limelight. The meteorologists' take? April 2021 was unusually warm, mind-blowingly sunny, and disturbingly dry.
"Spring Fling" Score: 11.3°C (April average) vs. 7.8°C (long-term average), according to the official report by the German Weather Service. And you thought your's was a good April!
Record Breakers in Brandenburg
You didn't think the craziness ended at the Brandenburg border, did you? On April 17, the mercury soared to 28.4°C in Coschen (Oder-Spree district) and Cottbus, shattering records all over Germany. To put it into perspective, these temperatures are typically seen during summer, not spring!
The arid conditions even pushed forest fire danger levels to their maximum of 5 – a warning sign even sirens can't ignore.
Sunsplash Berlin
In Berlin, the average April temperature of 12°C was certainly an above-average affair – 8.4°C was supposed to be the norm. The city's spring-flushed face wore an unusually sunny grin, with a magical 245 hours of sunshine expected by month's end, far exceeding the average of 163 hours (a generous 50% boost).
DWD: Germany's Heatwave of '21
The spring bandwagon didn't stop at Berlin/Brandenburg, with Germany as a whole experiencing a "hole-in-one" heatwave, if you catch our drift. The German Weather Service (DWD) referred to it as a "pronounced heat anomaly" in its monthly summary.
"Rising Action," temperatures surpassed 25°C this April, an early sign of warmer times ahead. But unlike the cherry blossoms, the rainfall that eventually followed provided little respite from the drought.
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1. 2021 climate patternsWhile 2021 was slightly cooler than surrounding drought years at Berlin-Dahlem (10.1°C annual mean vs. 11.0–11.2°C in other drought years), it continued to defy the 1991–2020 baseline average of 9.9°C. However, precipitation data for 2021 wasn't explicitly detailed in the results. During the wider drought period (2018-2023), catchments surrounding Berlin experienced a 260–360 mm accumulated precipitation deficit.
2. The Drought Inquirer• Temperature: Above-average warmth (1.1–1.4°C higher than 1991–2020 baseline)• Precipitation: Multi-year deficits, with 2018 and 2022 being record-dry years at Dahlem (402 mm annually vs. 585 mm average)• Atmospheric Conga Line: Likely influenced by stalled high-pressure systems (blocking anticyclones), though specific April 2021 synoptic conditions aren’t documented in the provided sources.
Record highsThe results don't share April 2021-specific temperature extremes. However, the drought period (2018–2023) included:• Temperature: Four of Berlin’s five warmest years on record (2020, 2019, 2018, and 2022)• Precipitation: Record-low annual totals in 2018 and 2022.
- The Commission has also been consulted on the unusual weather patterns experienced in Brandenburg and Berlin during April 2021, particularly the record high temperatures.
- Compared to previous years, the weather in Brandenburg and Berlin in April 2021 was particularly sunny, with Berlin receiving a generous 50% boost in sunshine hours, and temperatures pushing forest fire danger levels.
- The weather in April 2021 in Brandenburg was particularly noteworthy, with temperatures in Cottbus reaching 28.4°C, which is typically seen during summer, not spring.
- The proposal for a Council Regulation on the application of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of employment should take into account the particularly warm and dry weather conditions experienced in Berlin and Brandenburg during April 2021.
