Drought-stricken Spain braces for exceptionally high temperatures expected to break April records

Temperatures this week are expected to be 15 to 20 degrees Celsius above normal for this time of year, with a chance they could hit 40 degrees Celsius in some places.

On Wednesday, Cordoba and Seville airports both surpassed 36 degrees Celsius , shattering the previous records for April temperatures set in 1997, Spain’s national weather agency AEMET reported. Schools in central and southern Spain are concerned about protecting students and staff from overheated classrooms that don’t have air conditioning, Spanish media reported. Some are considering shifting timetables to put outdoor exercise activities earlier in the school day.

The high temperatures come as a prolonged drought has gripped parts of southern Spain, as well as the northeast of the country, near Barcelona. Rainfall has been very low, with March levels just 36% compared with the monthly average rainfall, Spain’s Ministry of Ecological Transition reported.

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