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Summer was Czechia’s second-hottest in 65 years, with absolute temperature record broken Image: Bičiště Ondřej MAFRA

Summer was Czechia’s second-hottest in 65 years, with absolute temperature record broken

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Czechia recorded its second-hottest summer since measurements began in 1961, according to preliminary data from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.
  • The average temperature from June through August reached 19.4 degrees Celsius, compared with 19.5 degrees in the record-setting summer of 2019.
  • The headline also reports that an absolute temperature record was broken, although the provided text gives no further details.

This summer ranked as the second-hottest in Czechia in 65 years of measurements, with an average temperature of 19.4 degrees Celsius from June through August.

Only the summer of 2019 was warmer. That year, the seasonal average reached 19.5 degrees Celsius, according to preliminary data cited by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

The institute published the figures on Facebook. The headline also notes that an absolute temperature record fell, but the available details do not specify the location or the record’s exact value.

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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.