France recorded its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said Wednesday. The new all-time high, set on Tuesday and surpassed again today, comes amid a severe heat wave across Western Europe.
France recorded its hottest day since national records began in 1947, according to the French weather service (Météo-France). As reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), Wednesday's temperature broke the all-time high that had itself been set on Tuesday, extending a streak of unprecedented heat. The record comes during a widespread heat wave across Western Europe. As The Zioneer has reported (SAME-THREAD), Paris recorded an all-time June high of 40.9°C earlier on Wednesday, and at least 40 heat-related fatalities, including drowning deaths, were reported across France earlier this week. The weather service has not yet released the exact maximum temperature for today.
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