2018, the hottest year since 1800

The year 2018 (up to September 30) was Italy's hottest year since 1800, with a temperature higher than 1.53 degrees in comparison.

This is what is read in a Isac-Cnr file regarding temperatures recorded in the first nine months of the year.

“Should be highlighted, says climateologist Michele Brunetti, adding that particularly April month marked the record as the hottest month ever.

The “is clear, Brunetti adds, that the data is updated from month to month and to say certainly whether 2018 has been the hottest year for Italy since 1800, we will have to wait until the end of”.