I’m away tomorrow so here’s a quick recap of this afternoon’s events in Europe:
Germany set an all-time heat record for the second day in a row:
“An all-time record temperature was measured in Germany for the second day running on Thursday, with 40.9 degrees Celsius measured in the northwestern town of Lingen, a spokesman for the German Weather Service said.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-weather-germany-record/heatwave-sets-new-german-temperature-record-for-second-day-running-idUSKCN1UK22I?fbclid=IwAR39LseBHhaFjxK0PSQ3e5d7wrdXWblJXyzFuCAvFYGvMzLIujGbz0bNyP8
So did The Netherlands:
“The Netherlands hit a new high temperature record of 41.7 degrees on Thursday, meteorologists said, as a heatwave turned large parts of Europe into a furnace.”
And so did Belgium:
“Belgium has also set a new national heat record for the second time in as many days as temperatures shot up to 40.6C in the northeast of the country.”
https://www.weerwoord.be/m/2517536
Paris recorded its hottest ever day:
And so did Edinburgh:
The UK has had its second hottest day in history and its hottest ever July day, with 38.1C (over 100F) recorded in Cambridge.
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-25/record-breaking-hot-weather-across-europe-as-brits-bask-in-sun/
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