Spain logs ‘hottest spring on record’

Spain has registered its hottest spring since records began, with average temperatures almost two degrees Celsius higher than average, the AEMET national weather agency said yesterday.

"The spring of 2023 was the hottest spring on record in Spain," it said, referring to a three-month period that began in March.

The country was already experiencing a prolonged drought that has hit its key agricultural sector.

The average temperature was "14.2 degrees Celsius (57.5 degrees Fahrenheit), which was 1.8C hotter" than normal, the agency said.