February Warmer Than Average With Even less Rain

Mar 16 2024

February defied its chilly reputation by maintaining warm temperatures, contributing to one of the warmest meteorological winters on record.

With an average temperature of 14.8°C, tying with 2007, February exceeded the climatic norm by 1.7°C. The month saw a peak of 20.5°C on February 6th, reminiscent of summer.

However, the highest recorded February temperature remains 26.7°C in 1960. Conversely, the lowest temperature dipped to 7.4°C on February 16th, nowhere near the frigid 1.7°C of February 1956. Precipitation was notably low at 38.6 mm, with over half occurring on February 24th.

Despite two lightning storms, one less than usual, February enjoyed sunnier days, surpassing the average by 13.4 hours, with February 18th soaking up 10.2 hours of sunshine.

Yet, Carnival weekend saw gloom, with no sunshine on February 10th. Heavy hail showers also struck various areas. Average wind speed remained slightly above norm at 9.6 knots, with the strongest gust hitting 45 knots on February 25th, blowing from a West by North direction.

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Nenu Recovering And Going On Walks Full Of Joy!

Mar 16 2024

Local animal rights activist Christa Cilia has been sharing the recovery journey of Nenu, a stray pharaoh hound who was rescued after having been found dehydrated and infected with Ehrlichiosis.

Christa shared a video of Nenu going on a walk with his newfound owner, jumping with joy and reinvigorated energy.

Many in the comments expressed their joy at seeing the dog so happy once again after he went through a horrible ordeal.

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Maltese Artists Painting Shelter Dogs To Raise Funds

Mar 16 2024

In an effort to raise funds for the Association for Abandoned Animals, various Maltese artists are creating oil on canvas portraits of many of the dogs residing at the local shelter.

Portraits have been made of four dogs: Rosie, Belinda, Brown and May – all lovely four-pawed friends looking for a forever home.

The paintings were created by artists Joan Zammit Cutajar, Roberta Zammit Cutajar, Wilhelmina Wirth and Arlette Zammit – and all of them capture the dogs’ vibrant personalities and loving nature.

All proceeds made from painting sales will go to raise funds for the AAA as they continue to raise awareness about dogs looking for their new family!

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Road Sign Painting During Day Traffic In Msida

Mar 16 2024

Videos uploaded to TikTok by account @maltese_knight shows road paint work being done during the middle of the day as traffic drove on, with some vehicles even from the very same spot wet paint was being applied.

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Msida Local council is on 🔥 #Malta #Malta #maltatiktok #Msida #lovinmalta @Lovin Malta

♬ Circus – Color Clownies

The video shows the paint job being carried out in Msida across the Skate park, with the video being captioned:

‘Usually in other countries they do this during the night not at busier small street in Msida at 11am’, with the user adding circus music to the clips and tagging the Msida Local Council.

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Usually in other countries they do this in during the night 😂 not at busier small street in Msida at 11am 🤣 Msida Local council is @Lovin Malta on 🔥 #Malta #maltatiktok #Msida #europe

♬ Circus Music – The Hit Crew Kids

What do you make of this?

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