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Methods: In this retrospective German dual-center study (University Augsburg, University Munich) were enrolled 152 patients with a rupture of the thoracic aortic aneurysm (rTAA), abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (rTAAA), living within 20 km of weather measuring stations. We analyzed the risk factors for aortic aneurysm rupture dependent on weather changes in southern Germany using the meteorological data from January 2010 to December 2019. Results: The most common form of ruptured aortic aneurysm (rAA) was abdominal aortic rupture in both sexes (64.5% men, 17.1% women). The incidence rate of rAAA from Augsburg and Munich was 20.4% in spring, 26.3% in autumn, 28.9% in summer, and 24.3% in winter. Indeed, in Augsburg, rAAAs occurred most often during winter months (32%), while in Munich the majority of cases occurred during summer (32%). We observed that aortic ruptures on days with a tendency for southerly wind flow and lower air pressure were correlated with foehn in southern Germany. 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