Tin forest in the fog: record values ​​and mild December temperatures!

In December 2024, the Easter Mountains experienced unusual weather conditions that had both positive and negative effects. At the beginning of the month, the weather was sunny, accompanied by an inversion situation in which the air was warmer in higher layers. This has led to the highest sulfur dioxide values ​​in Zinnwald since 1997, such as Sächsische.de reported.

The period from December 1st to 11th was characterized by repeated rain and snowfall, with the snow cover in Zinnwald reaching a height of 20 centimeters. In the second decade, the region was covered by fog; Between the 6th and December 20th, the sun only seemed about 2.5 hours. Zinnwald recorded 22 fog days this month and achieved most fog days in the region. On December 15, 33 centimeters of snow were registered before a mild early spring with temperatures used by "deep anka" around December 19th.

temperature records and precipitation

"Hoch Günther" influenced the weather until the turn of the year, led to mild temperatures and a strong height in version. Zinnwald set up a new all -time record with an air humidity of 4%. Interestingly, despite the maximum temperatures of up to 12 degrees Celsius, the snow remained, which prevented a change of aggregate. On December 28th, a new daily record was measured at 12.3 degrees Celsius.

Overall, December in Zinnwald with a rainfall in Dohna and up to 57 mm in Zinnwald was 30 to 35% too dry. The sun shone in Zinnwald for almost 70 hours, which was slightly above average. Winter athletes were able to drive the trails around Zinnwald for 19 days. In the lowland, the frost penetrated to depths of 10 to 20 cm, while wind strengths of 8 (from 62 km/h) prevailed on only 4 days. In 2024 the year was over 2 degrees Celsius warmer than in the 1980s, in Dresden it was even 4 degrees Celsius more than 200 years ago.

The Zinnwalder weather station and 1982 recorded the most foggy year with 178 fog days together in 1982. Metereological data such as this are crucial for the analysis of climate and weather changes, which is why platforms such as meteostat are important to support projects in the field of weather research and recording. There, interested users have the opportunity to make contributions and to promote the further development of the interfaces.