A Record-Breaking Drought Is Raging in Hungary, with Less than Half of the Usual Rainfall.
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The first nine months of 2026 were exceptionally dry in Hungary, as this year was the driest January-September period on record since 1901, and September itself was the seventh driest on record. In addition to the historic drought, the early autumn month also brought unusually warm weather, according to a Facebook post by HungaroMet Nonprofit Zrt.
September precipitation was also extremely low: in many places in the Great Plain, less than 10 millimeters fell, and the annual precipitation amount is at a record low.
Since regular measurements began in 1901, no drought comparable to this has been experienced in the first nine months of the year.
This year was the driest period from January to September in Hungary since 1901, HungaroMet reported. In the first nine months of the year, the total precipitation was only 251.7 millimeters, which is 47 percent below the climate norm. The average between 1991 and 2020 was 471.1 millimeters. The situation was worst in the central part of the country and the Great Plain: in most places, less than 200 millimeters of precipitation fell. In most par…
The first nine months of 2026 were exceptionally dry, proving to be the driest period in Hungary since measurements began in 1901, while this September is the seventh driest month in meteorological data series, according to a Facebook post by HungaroMet Nonprofit Zrt.
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