Weather: was the summer of 2021 really so extraordinary?
The summer of 2021 is drawing to a close and although the current September month feels like an Indian summer, which is usually accompanied by sun, good weather, vacation, swimming pools, terraces and barbecues with friends, the past months have left a bitter taste to many people and even led to real disasters. Overcast skies, torrential rains, autumnal temperatures and lack of light definitely turned what started off as a beautiful summer into an outright grim season. But was that really the case? Was this summer so extraordinary? What is the potential impact of such conditions on aviation? Wim Bladt, weather expert at skeyes, explains.
