Toledo.- The delegate of the Government of Spain in Castilla-La Mancha, Milagros Tolón, reported this morning at a press conference on the balance of spring 2025 in the region, according to the data offered by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) for the period between March 1 and May 31.
Accompanied by the territorial delegate of the AEMET in Castilla-La Mancha, Luis María Bañón, the delegate has detailed that the spring “has had a normal thermal character in the whole region, with an average temperature of 12.7 degrees, although with very warm minimums, almost one degree above the usual”.
On the pluviometric plane, the station has been characterized by being very humid; “with an average of 249.8 liters per square meter, it has been the fourth wettest spring in Castilla-La Mancha since there are records, after those of 1971, 2018 and 2013”.
During his speech, Milagros Tolón pointed out that the month of March “was especially rainy, due to the intense rainfall between days 4 and 25, and with a particularly significant day on March 18, when 71.6 liters per square meter were reached in Alberca de Záncara (Cuenca).”
Regarding the month of June, the delegate has warned that “the heat is being the protagonist, with temperatures above the average practically every day”, and has highlighted the 41.5 degrees registered in Almadén last day 9, or the 24.7º minimum night in Navahermosa on the night of day 17.
Looking ahead to the summer, the forecast points to a quarter with temperatures higher than usual. Therefore, Milagros Tolón has called for prevention, both in the field of health and in the field of forest fires:
Caution and protection
“The heat sickens and kills. We must avoid unnecessary exposures, especially in vulnerable people or in the work environment, and apply precautionary and protective measures,” he said.
He also stressed that high temperatures increase the risk of forest fires and recalled that many of them are of human origin. In this regard, it has reiterated the basic recommendations to avoid them, such as not throwing butts or waste in the field, not lighting bonfires and respecting the rules on agricultural burning. “We have a large device prepared to act in collaboration with autonomous communities, deputies and municipalities, but the best tool remains prevention,” he insisted.
Finally, Milagros Tolón has highlighted the work of AEMET and its professionals, “whose scientific rigour allows us to anticipate and make informed decisions in the face of adverse weather phenomena”, and has recalled that climate change “is already a reality that affects public health, the environment and our productive activity”.