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15th March 2012



Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat (Dordogne), 15.4°C (warmest minimum)

An aspect of the landscape in the Dordogne area

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16th & 17th March 2012

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18th March 2012

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22nd March 2012



Carcassonne (Aude), 20.2 mm (highest rainfall)

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23rd March 2012



Sète (Hérault), 41.8 mm (highest rainfall)

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24th March 2012



Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 15.6°C (warmest minimum)

The urban heat island begins to be felt in the Paris region, making it the warmest spot at night in France, during two consecutive days.

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25th March 2012

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26th March 2012



Capbreton (Landes), 25.7°C (highest maximum)

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27th March 2012



La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime), 3.0 mm (highest rainfall)

The towers of the old harbour of La Rochelle:



An aerial view of the island of Ré, off La Rochelle (Atlantic ocean):

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28th March 2012



Montclus (Gard), 26.6°C (highest maxmimum)

The Gorges de la Cèze, near Montclus (Gard):

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29th March 2012



http://www.google.fr...j2l11l0.frgbld.

Donzère (Drôme) is known for being the first truly Mediterranean town, when you drive down the Rhone Valley from the North. Due to the global warming, the northern limit of olive cultivation, which allegedly was near Donzère, is now near Cruas (north of Montélimar).

[Il est généralement admis par les géographes et climatologues que le défilé de Donzère, long de près de 3 km, marque la limite septentrionale du véritable climat méditerranéen dans la vallée du Rhône en termes d'ensoleillement et de cultures. Donzère marqua ainsi longtemps la limite nord de la culture de l'olivier, laquelle semblant remonter, conséquence du réchauffement climatique général, légèrement vers le nord au cours des dernières années, à la hauteur du défilé de Cruas, au nord de Montélimar. Autant d'arguments pour que Donzère puisse se prévaloir plus que d'autres et à juste titre de l'appellation « Porte de Provence » tant pour son climat que son accent du Midi. Assez protégée du mistral par ses collines situés au Nord, la ville s'ouvre sur la véritable plaine du Tricastin où naissent les cultures et l'atmosphère authentiquement méditerranéennes.] - Wikipédia (French)


Wikipedia (English) - [It is usually admitted by geographers and climatologists that the Donzère gorge, along about 3 km (1.9 mi), signals the northern boundary of the mediterranean climate in the Rhône valley. So, Donzère marked during a long time the northern boundary of the olive groves, but in recent years and consequence of the global warming, this limit seems slightly back northward next to the Cruas gorge, on the north of Montélimar.

Somewhat protected from mistral thanks to its hills located in the north, the village opens on the plain of Tricastin where born the mediterranean ambiance and cultivations.

The privileged location of Donzère in the Rhône valley (high place of passage) surely explain its recent economic and demographic dynamism.]

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30th March 2012



Some extremely warm conditions in the South, with two stations in the Roussillon almost having a tropical night, Tresserre: 19.9°C and Torreilles: 19.5°C.
Conqueyrac, in a deep valley in the Gard department, having a hot afternoon, with 29.4°C.

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31st March 2012