Record Temperature Difference in Greece on New Year’s Day

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1. ασυνήθιστος
   που δεν είναι συνηθισμένος ↩︎
2. Πρωτοχρονιά (f.)
   η πρώτη ημέρα του νέου χρόνου ↩︎
3. θερμοκρασία (f.)
   μετρικό μέγεθος που εκφράζει το θερμικό επίπεδο ↩︎
4. κλιματικός
   που ανήκει ή σχετίζεται με το κλίμα ↩︎
5. κατάσταση (f.)
   η μορφή ή η συνθήκη ενός πράγματος ή γεγονότος σε δεδομένη χρονική στιγμή ↩︎
6. δυτικός
   που βρίσκεται προς τη δύση ↩︎

Translation

Text Comprehension

Question: What were the temperatures in Parnassos and Chania on New Year’s Day 2025?

Question: What is expected about the weather in western Greece after New Year’s Day?

Vocabulary

Greek	English
ασυνήθιστος	unusual
Πρωτοχρονιά (f.)	New Year's Day
θερμοκρασία (f.)	temperature
κλιματικός	climatic
κατάσταση (f.)	state
δυτικός	western

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The data, sourced from the National Observatory of Athens, was shared by Tsatrafyllias on social media, capturing widespread attention. Analysts attribute this major difference to Greece’s geographical and topographical diversity, causing drastic weather variations even on the same day.

Looking back on December 2024, the average maximum temperatures across most of Greece hovered slightly above the seasonal averages, as reported by the meteo.gr network of weather stations. This trend of warmer-than-usual conditions persisted despite regional anomalies like the one witnessed on New Year’s Day. Athens experienced an average increase of 0.5°C, while Thessaloniki saw a 0.7°C rise compared to historical norms.

Specific areas showed more pronounced departures from their typical weather. Central Greece, including Thessaly, registered December as one of the warmest in over a decade, a pattern mirrored in parts of Northern Greece. Across the country, only November showed cooler-than-average temperatures, underscoring a year largely defined by warmth.

Future weather predictions suggest that conditions will stabilize with a generally clear day expected, although localized clouds might develop in the western regions of Greece. While variable winds are predicted, no significant temperature changes are expected, maintaining relatively cool but stable winter weather throughout Greece for the immediate future.

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