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Spain records its highest temperature of the year at 45.7°C

From Der Standard · () German

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  • Spain recorded a temperature of 45.7°C in El Granado, Andalusia, the highest measurement in the country this year.
  • The reading also matched Spain’s previous September record, according to the national weather service Aemet.
  • The meteorological agency linked the repeated heatwaves above 40°C to climate change.

Spain has recorded its highest temperature of the year, with thermometers reaching 45.7°C in El Granado in the southwestern province of Huelva.

The reading was taken on Thursday and reported by Spain’s national weather service, Aemet, on Friday through social media. It also matched the country’s previous record for the month of September.

The latest heat comes after Spain experienced several heatwaves this summer, with temperatures exceeding 40°C. The meteorological agency described such conditions as an “infallible sign” of climate change.

An infallible sign

· Spain’s meteorological agencyThe agency used the phrase to describe repeated heatwaves above 40°C as evidence of climate change.
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