[Ian Williams]

Slightly cooler across my list of Capitals 1C down on the group mean maximum, still warm though and dry with Malta`s Valletta recording the only rainfall and that was just 0.2 mm.

Spain topped the highest temperature and equalled Andujars 29.9C set on the 14th March @ Ribadavia. Portugal not far behind with Moncao hitting 29.4C making there the 4th warmest place in Europe yesterday.

Ribadavia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Concello de Ribadavia Situation of Ribadavia within Galicia Parroquias 7 Government • Alcalde (Mayor) Marcos Blanco Jorge Area • Total 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) The town of Ribadavia (town pop. 3,365, municipality 5,540, area of municipality 20.2 km²) is located in the southwest of the province of Ourense, Autonomous Community of Galicia, Spain. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño (see Portuguese Minho) and the last course of the Avia. It is considered to be the capital of the comarca of the Ribeiro. Near highway N-120 (Ourense to Vigo) and the motorway called Autovia das Rias Baixas (A9), it is 25 km from the provincial capital and 80 km from Vigo. The town was declared a Historical Artistic Site in 1947. Near the Campo da Feira, one can find the ruins of the castle of the Sarmientos, the Counts of Ribadavia, dating from the fifteenth century. It still preserves the interior, towers and the walls. Parts of the walls that surrounded the town are also still standing. Inside the old quarter (casco vello/Barrio Xudeu), one can visit the main square (Praza Maior) with interesting buildings like the sixteenth century town hall. There are also buildings remaining from what was once a large Jewish quarter, including a synagogue. All the economic life of the comarca of the Ribeiro has centered on, since the twelfth century, the vines first brought by the monks of Cluny who accompanied the first count of Galicia, Raymond of Burgundy. Today, the wine is commercialised as Denominación de Orixe Ribeiro. (Demarcated Origen Ribeiro) uploads/monthly_03_2012/post-30656-0-21141000-1332849547_thumb.gifuploads/monthly_03_2012/post-30656-0-18507000-1332849550_thumb.gif

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[Dave K]

Ljubljana is the warmest on my list and Moscow predictably the coldest though it avoided an ice day. Just small amounts of precip again and only two capitals now reporting snow cover although Moscow's increased again, this time by 5cm.

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[Chris Alder]

I reckon theres not going to be too many occasion this year when Edinburgh is going to ranked 7th or better.

[Ian Williams]

Chris Alder, on 27 March 2012 - 12:42, said:

I reckon theres not going to be too many occasion this year when Edinburgh is going to ranked 7th or better.

Funnily enough there has been a few times that Edinburgh has been in this position and higher, 3rd is the best IIRC. But yeah, i know what your saying, can not see this happening in the summer months, otherwise the weather is seriously ****** up! lol




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