Climate data 1991-2002 for Plovdiv, Bulgaria

By Kiril Donov, M.Sc. Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture

Extreme minimum temperatures

in Celsius degrees, for the period 1990-2002

ExtremeLow - extreme minimum temperature (in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit);
AirHumid- average air humidity for the measuring time (in %);
Each color in the table matches the corresponding winter (1990-91, 1991-92 and so on).

Average monthly and average low temperatures

AverMonthTemp - average monthly temperature;
AverLow - average low of the daily lows during the month;

As a general conclusion, I could say that for the last 14 years the average temperature in January and February has risen - in January from 0,2°C (32,4°F) to 1,25°C (34,2°F) and in February from 2,0°C (35,6°F) to 3,95°C (39,1°F). The statistically warmer December became much colder than February and the average temperature changed from 2,2°C (36°F) to 1,6°C (35°F). We can see now that the winter approaches earlier but leaves earlier too, and it's duration is getting shorter. After the mild February we now receive arctic air masses in March and April, which is very bad for our agriculture.
The climate has changed, but we can't say for sure that it has warmed up. The coldest December on record happened just a year ago and regardless of the increasing of the average temperatures the arctic air still reaches our territory each winter and causes severe extreme lows, even for just 2 or 3 weeks.

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After January 2001 all temperature data is from The Polar Palms Nursery. Data for 1990-2000 is from the Agricultural university in Plovdiv, provided with the kind cooperation of Mrs. Ivanova.
 

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