January 2nd was the warmest January day in the last eight decades in Campina, and in Redeuca the record of 1949 was “broken”. At several weather stations, the old January records were exceeded by more than 3 degrees Celsius, which is a huge figure. The ANM published a list of 33 stations where new records were set for this heatwave that swept across Europe.

The years in which January brought a very high temperature are 1939, 1949, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2015.

The record for most degrees was broken: Suceava, +19.2 C, 3.5 degrees more than in 2005.

Two other records were exceeded by 3.4 C: +19.7 C in Tirgu-Nyamka (previous record 1988) and +18.8 C in Kotnar (records 1993 and 2007).

The oldest records were broken: Câmpina, Câmpulung Muscel and Târgu Ocna, records since 1939. A very old record, exceeded by almost two degrees, dates back to 1949 in Redeuka. Then it was +18.3 C, in 2023 – +20.2 C.

The highest temperature recorded in the country this year: +21.3 C in Pâtârlagele, beating the 1993 record by 1.3 C. Tirgovishte was +21.1C, Campina was +20.8C and Curtia de Arges was +20.6C.

Places where the temperature above +20 was measured for the first time C in January: Redeuci, Botosani, Pitesti, Tirgu Okna

The weather station at the highest altitude, where a new January record was set: Bâlea Lac, +8.3 C, compared to +8 C three years ago. The station is located at an altitude of 2037 m above sea level.

Mountain weather station, where the record for the number of degrees was broken: Sinaia, a station at an altitude of 1509 m above sea level. It was +16.4 C against +14.3 C in 2015.