摘要：Climatic aspects of the summer of 2017 in the context of climatic
changes. Year 2017 was, at a global warming level, the third year in descending
order of temperature averages. In Oltenia, as in the whole country, during the
summer there were long dry and canicular periods. For the period 4-5.VIII.2017, a
red and orange code of meteorological warning for the whole country was issued
for high temperature and thermal discomfort, being the first such warning for the
whole of Romania throughout the ANM's history. On August 3, 4 and 5, the
thermal comfort index (ITU) exceeded the critical threshold of 80 across the
country except for the mountain range. The maximum value of this parameter for
the whole country was 86.3 at Brăila and in Oltenia 86.0 at Calafat on the 6th of
June. The heat wave between July 29 and August 12 (15-day duration), with the
peak on August 4, 5 and 6, is a new record for Romania. In Oltenia six absolute
thermal records and four values of monthly thermal maxima were recorded, in the
second place in descending order of the data strings. The paper is a continuation of
extensive studies on climate variability and climatic conditions in southwest
Romania (Marinica I, 2006; Marinica, Andreea, Floriana, Marinica 2016).
关键词：drought; heat; climatic risks; climate records
