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May was a record month, with temperatures three degrees higher than normal for the season. This heat has accentuated the drought and worries farmers in particular.
The temperature records for the month of May accentuated the drought of which France was already a victim. With hot soil and a lack of water, farmers are the first to suffer from this record heat. “I think it represents 50% less harvest”, notes Benoît Jamin, potato producer in Charente-Maritime. May 2022 is the hottest and driest month on record, with temperatures three degrees higher than seasonal norms.
An olive grower worries about the drought and its consequences on her olive trees. It should irrigate the trees, but the source is already very low. The heat set in for a long time. From April 11 to May 24, 44 days of temperature above seasonal norms were recorded. However, this does not announce a hot and dry summer, according to climatologists.