1.4 degrees higher.. Austria records the longest heat wave during June

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1.4 degrees higher.. Austria records the longest heat wave during June

Austria recorded its longest heat wave in June, with temperatures exceeding previous record levels by 1.4 degrees, according to what was reported The National Meteorological Service, today, Wednesday.
At the end of last month, a heat wave swept Europe, the most intense ever in the history of the continent.

Climatologist Alexander Orlik, from the company Geosphere Austria, said in a statement. "What is striking about this The new highsfor June exceed previous records by only a few tenths of a degree"
He added: "Austria has never experienced similar weather conditions in June before"

The Meteorological Authority explained that, depending on the region, temperatures reached at least 30 degrees Celsius for a period ranging between 10 and 14 days at altitudes of less than 800 metres.

Unprecedented temperatures

Unprecedented temperatures were recorded at 66 meteorological stations distributed throughout Austria. In high mountainous areas, during the second half of June, the air temperature was about five degrees higher than the averages for the period 1991-2020, and even seven degrees higher than the climate average for the period 1961-1990, which witnessed much lower temperatures, according to Orlik. Record average temperatures in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, as well as in the United Kingdom and Switzerland during the month of June.
France recorded unprecedented average temperatures, and the highest night temperatures the country has ever witnessed.