Ibiza has been hot, hot, hot in summer 2009. In fact since 1971 only one summer has been hotter, 2003 which was 'scorchio' to the point of melting.
This year, the months of June, July and August had an average temperature – day and night – of 25.3 degrees centigrade, which sounds quite refreshing when compared to the 27.1!!!! of 2003.
Meteorologists blame anticyclones which brought scorching hot air up from the desert region of Africa for the unusually high temperatures.
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