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Characteristics of tropical nights in the Warsaw area from 1951 to 2024 Cover

Characteristics of tropical nights in the Warsaw area from 1951 to 2024

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|Feb 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Map of the Warsaw agglomeration with meteorological stations that were included in the analysis indicatedSource: own elaboration based on ‘Obszar aglomeracji warszawskiej wg Swaniewicza’

Figure 2.

Cumulative number of TNs at individual stations (A) and total TNs at four stations in each year (B)Source: own elaboration

Figure 3.

Percentage share of TN sequences at individual stations and in totalSource: own elaboration

Basic parameters of the stations included in the analysis and linear regression results

StationλϕAltitude (m a.s.l.)TNs/10 years growth
Warsaw-Bielany20°57′48″E52°16′53″N980.49
Warsaw-Obserwatorium21°01′43″E52°13′04″N1100.37
Warsaw-Okęcie20°57′40″E52°09′46″N1060.33
Legionowo20°57′22″E52°24′28″N940.32

Cases of simultaneous occurrence of TNs at all stations along with recorded minimum air temperatures (in °C)_ The highest temperature of individual nights is marked in red

Case numberDateWarsaw-BielanyWarsaw-ObserwatoriumWarsaw-OkęcieLegionowoMaxMinTemperature amplitude between synoptic stations
116.07.197220.320.320.120.220.320.10.2
207.08.199420.520.220.220.120.520.10.4
308.06.199822.121.520.021.122.120.02.1
403.08.199821.220.020.520.221.220.01.2
516.07.201021.521.021.620.221.620.21.4
618.07.201020.821.720.921.121.720.80.9
723.07.201021.720.820.020.421.720.01.7
829.07.201322.721.222.121.622.721.21.5
930.07.201320.020.821.021.021.020.01.0
1005.08.201320.321.120.820.121.120.11.0
1109.08.201320.921.821.420.921.820.90.9
1207.08.201520.220.821.120.621.120.20.9
1309.08.201522.922.422.822.522.922.40.5
1413.08.201520.721.020.820.921.020.70.3
1502.08.201723.221.821.724.024.021.72.3
1604.08.201720.421.020.620.121.020.10.9
1713.06.201922.920.321.221.322.920.32.6
1816.06.201922.021.520.921.922.020.91.1
1901.07.201922.922.922.422.222.922.20.7
2017.08.202323.521.922.221.923.521.91.6

TNs presented by month in individual decades 1951–2020 and years 2021–2024

Decades/MonthsMayJuneJulyAugustTotal
1951–19602111418
1961–197000268
1971–1980009312
1981–19900216321
1991–2000012152855
2001–201006471164
2011–20200233551109
2021–202407212048
Total251156126335
Percentage0.6015.2246.5737.61100.00

Number of TNs at individual stations over decades 1951–2020 and years 2021–2024 and their mean values

Decades/Stations1951–19601961–19701971–19801981–19901991–20002001–20102011–20202021–2024TotalTNs mean/1 year
Warszawa-Bielany112512222434221321.78
Warszawa-Obserwatorium43472123279981.32
Warszawa-Okęcie0220412318590.80
Legionowo311285179460.62
Total18812215564109483354.53
TNs mean/1 year1.800.801.202.105.506.4010.9012.004.53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 20, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2025
Published on: Feb 4, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Michał Fojutowski, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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