Flying hot summer: Thuringia expects record temperatures!

Flying hot summer: Thuringia expects record temperatures!

Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Deutschland - July 2, 2025 will go down in the history books as the hottest day of summer. As Insuedthueringen Thuringia prevails the most pleasant temperature, while in North Rhine-Westphalia values ​​of 38.9 degrees have already been measured in Worringen. In beautiful Gispersleben, the thermometer even climbed to astonishing 35.9 degrees!

The past few years have really shown us what it means to deal with extreme weather. The year 2018 in particular is considered the year of weather extreme in Thuringia. Dozens of events such as torrential rains, extreme heat and drought have not only presented nature, but also people and agriculture, with immense challenges, such as tlubn.thueringen . The consequences were devastating: forest and surface fires, a comprehensive drying out of the soils and massive crop failures that agriculture in this region hit hard.

consequences of the heat

The increase in extreme weather events is a clear indicator of the climate crisis that Thuringia does not spare, as explained in a report by Environment.thueringen . Floods, heavy rain and heat waves are now a reality and call for urgent measures. The year 2018 with an average temperature of 9.9 ° C was the warmest year since the beginning of the weather records in 1881, while the climate balance was negatively influenced by an above -average number of low water days in the rivers and falling groundwater levels.

The effects are shown directly in nature: Over 55% of all trees, 2020 showed clear crowns, which made Thuringia the region with the highest amounts of damaged wood in Germany. The yields in agriculture were not unaffected either. So the yields of wheat and corn broke down significantly in dry years, and the fruit and winegrowers fought massive losses in 2020 due to late frost.

This heat day is not just a small episode in summer, but another sign of the complex challenges that are associated with climate change. The warming and the resulting extreme events alone require quick action and clever strategies to protect our environment, plants and animals. It remains to be seen how the population of Thuringia and all of Germany will deal with these challenges.