Yesterday was an exceptionally hot day at the NBCN weather station in Binningen. The temperature ranged from a minimum of 17.9 degrees Celsius to a maximum of 37.4 degrees Celsius, with a daily mean of 28.3 degrees Celsius.

Looking at the last 30 days, the average air temperature was 23.88 degrees Celsius. During this period, the minimum temperature recorded was 11.2 degrees Celsius and the maximum was 37.4 degrees Celsius, which occurred yesterday. There were 31 summer days, 15 hot days, and 3 tropical nights in this recent stretch. Over the past 365 days, yesterday’s maximum temperature ranked as the 4th highest and the mean temperature ranked as the 5th highest.

Focusing on the month of July, yesterday’s maximum temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius ranks as the 13th hottest July day on record, while the mean temperature ranks 12th. The all-time hottest July day was recorded on July 2, 1952, with a maximum of 39.0 degrees Celsius. This is followed by July 29, 1947 at 38.7 degrees Celsius, July 28, 1921 at 38.6 degrees Celsius, and two days tied at 38.5 degrees Celsius: July 28, 1947 and July 6, 1957. The top five hottest July days are presented in Table 1.