Offenbach (dpa / lsw) - Lots of sunshine, mild temperatures and far too little rain - this is how the ending winter in Baden-Württemberg can be summarized. As reported by the German Weather Service (DWD), the average temperature in December, January and February was 2.8 degrees and thus also 2.8 degrees above the value of the internationally valid reference period from 1961 to 1990. According to the DWD, the Upper Black Forest was from the middle January is the only region in Baden-Württemberg with a permanent winter. Otherwise, snow and frost were rare.
The amount of precipitation was also well below average. At 137 liters per square meter, this was 87 liters below the average for Baden-Württemberg, according to the DWD. There was less precipitation in the southwest than in any other federal state. With 23 liters per square meter, February was particularly dry. The average for the month is 68 liters per square meter.
With a total of almost 195 hours of sunshine, Baden-Württemberg was also the sunniest federal state this winter. It was particularly sunny in February. In that month, the sun shone for 115 hours over Baden-Württemberg. According to the DWD, the sun appeared around 50 percent more often than usual in the winter month.
