… the relative frequencies shifted to the detriment of cold-tolerant species. From 1994 onwards, the moving 5-year average of the temperature index first shows an … the relative frequencies shifted to the detriment of cold-tolerant species. From 1994 onwards, the moving 5-year average of the temperature index first shows an …

… to a current mean of approximately ten days annually (see Fig. 5 left ). Prior to 1994, more than ten hot days were never recorded in Germany before. The years with … between 1950 and 1993, whereas six extreme heatwaves have occurred there since 1994. Figure 5: Deviation of the number of hot days for Germany from the … latter occurred in Hamburg at 31.8 degrees Celsius and in Berlin at 33.5 degrees in 1994; in Frankfurt am Main at 35.8 degrees Celsius, in Mannheim at 36.5 degrees, in …