European heatwave drives Germany to 41.5C record (opens in new tab)
A severe June heatwave moved from western Europe into central and eastern Europe, setting preliminary all-time temperature records in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic and a June record in Switzerland. Germany’s weather service recorded 41.5C at Möckern-Drewitz in Saxony-Anhalt on Saturday, surpassing a 41.3C reading near Saarbrücken a day earlier. Denmark reported 37.0C north of Aarhus, its highest reading since measurements began in 1874, while the Czech Republic recorded at least 40....
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