July 2026 brought exceptionally dry and persistently warm conditions to the Sárrét micro-region. Data from automated monitoring stations indicate that the rainfall deficit from June continued to worsen, driven by intense heatwaves at both the beginning and the end of the month.
1. Temperature Extremes
The average monthly temperature for July stood at 23.0 °C. Peak temperatures occurred on July 1 (36.6 °C) and during the final days of the month, culminating in an absolute maximum of 37.4 °C on July 31. In total, 12 hot days (Tmax ≥ 30 °C) and 2 tropical nights (Tmin ≥ 20 °C) were recorded. The lowest minimum temperature was registered on July 25 (9.1 °C).
2. Severe Rainfall Deficit Relative to the Kráľová pri Senci Normal
Precipitation was scarce and unevenly distributed across all stations in the micro-region. When evaluated against the long-term July climate normal for Kráľová pri Senci (63.9 mm), stations accumulated a deficit ranging from 30.7 mm to 46.4 mm, receiving only 27% to 52% of the expected rainfall.
Station / Municipality | Recorded Rainfall (mm) | % of Normal (63.9 mm) | Deviation from Normal |
Janíky | 33.2 mm | 52.0 % | -30.7 mm |
Blahová | 31.8 mm | 49.8 % | -32.1 mm |
Malý Lég | 21.0 mm | 32.9 % | -42.9 mm |
Dunajská Streda | 20.2 mm | 31.6 % | -43.7 mm |
Sása | 17.5 mm | 27.4 % | -46.4 mm |
In Blahová, the rainfall mostly consisted of trace precipitation events, with the highest daily sum recorded on July 15 at just 1.7 mm.
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