The extreme maximum temperature was recorded on the 10th, in the north of the island of Madeira: 36.4 °C in São Vicente.
The maximum daily temperature in Funchal exceeded 30 °C on ten days in October, 9 of which were consecutive. This was the longest hot period in the capital of Madeira since there are meteorological records in Madeira.
The Madeira Regional Statistics Directorate (DREM) today releases a summary of the main meteorological data for the month of October 2023, simultaneously updating the respective ‘Dashboard’ which you can consult here . This information is provided by the Delegation of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
That month, the highest average temperature (25.1 °C) was recorded at 2 stations (Funchal/Observatório and Lugar de Baixo) and the lowest average temperature was recorded at the Pico do Areeiro station (15.1 °C) .
Compared to climatological normals, all stations for which it was possible to make this information available (7 stations) presented higher values, with Santo da Serra standing out with +6.9 °C deviation from the normal for that season.
Regarding the maximum and minimum air temperatures recorded in the last month, the extremes were recorded at the stations of São Vicente (36.4 °C on the 10th) and Pico do Areeiro (3.5 °C on the 23rd).
At the Funchal/Observatório station, located in Lazareto, the maximum temperature exceeded 30 °C on 10 days of the month, 9 of which were consecutive. DREM points out that “since there have been meteorological records in Madeira, this was the longest period, with a maximum temperature above 30 °C”, noting that “only in 4 stations (Porto Santo, Pico Alto, Chão do Areeiro and Pico do Areeiro) there were no days recorded in October 2023 with temperatures above 30 °C”.