Germany hits record 41.5C as Europe heatwave sets new temperature records

Germany has broken its all-time temperature record, reaching a provisional 41.5C on Saturday. The national weather service (DWD) reported the reading was taken at the Drewitz station in eastern Germany. This new high surpasses the previous record of 41.3C, which was set just a day earlier in Saarbruecken in the southwest.

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with 36.6C north of Odense, we have the warmest day ever since measurements began in 1874

Across Scandinavia, Denmark also experienced its hottest day on record. The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) announced that a temperature of 37.0C was measured north of Aarhus, breaking the previous record of 36.4C set in August 1975. The DMI noted with foreboding that the record had been broken within an hour, and temperatures were still climbing. Scientists have anticipated such record-breaking temperatures for years, with meteorologists like Peter Tanev of TV2 attributing the trend partly to global warming and questioning how long the new record will stand before reaching 40C in Denmark.

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The record lasted exactly one hour. Now 37.0C has been measured at Odum north of Aarhus. And counting…

The Czech Republic has also recorded its highest-ever temperature, with a reading of 40.6C at a weather station in Doksany, north of Prague. This new high beats the previous record of 40.4C set in 2012. The national meteorological service (CHMI) indicated that temperatures were still rising mildly and a full summary would be published later. These extreme temperatures are occurring as much of Europe grapples with an intense heatwave, impacting daily life, including events like the Roskilde music festival in Denmark, where attendees faced unbearable conditions and water stations were set up.

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We’ve been aware that the risk would be there, among other things because of global warming