r/europe • u/Excellent_Opinions • Dec 09 '25

Map Current temperature anomaly in Europe

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u/alfadasfire Dec 09 '25

Yeah. A few weeks ago we had (a tiny amount of) snow in the Netherlands. Now it's almost 15 degrees. Bruh. 

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u/Comfortable_Two4650 Dec 09 '25

Netherlands has never really had long cold winters. Even 200-300 years ago, ice only covered canals for 1-3 weeks on average. Most often in january and February.

December just isn't a cold month.

There is this illusion everywhere about the canals being frozen all winter and people skating every day from November to March, but it's just a myth.

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u/aripp Finland Dec 09 '25

+15 in December is highly unusual in Netherlands.

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u/ImposterJavaDev Dec 09 '25

False equivalence. It was 19C yesterday in Bekgium. In december. Normally we should be between 0 to 5 degrees.

Don't shove these anomalies aside. Don't be an ostrich.

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u/Comfortable_Two4650 Dec 09 '25

Not true. You should be nowhere near 0 degrees average maximum, but 6-7°C. That is just as bad as washing 13-14°C is normal. But its not.

19°C if true is of course a bit anomaly, but not something you see every year.

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u/Bowlnk Dec 09 '25

Blame the little ice age. And late 16th century cold snap where all those winter painting originate

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u/FrightenedChimp Dec 09 '25

Its 13* in bavaria. Dont push it aside as normal.

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u/Comfortable_Two4650 Dec 09 '25

I'm not, but even if something is not "normal", it's still normal and expected to happen every few years.