As the heat continues to sweep across Europe this summer, temperature records could be broken.
18 European countries have recorded their highest temperature since 2010, according to WMO data.
The current hottest temperature recorded in Europe was 48.8C in the town of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily in 2021.
The conditions forced the entire country to declare a state of emergency. A “heat dome” of high pressure spanning the Mediterranean created a domino effect of extreme weather events.
Before that Greece was the holder of the unwanted record for 44 years. A temperature of 48C was recorded in Athens in 1977.
Other parts of southern Europe have also hit temperatures above the mid-40C mark. Portugal dealt with 47.3C in 2003 in the small south-eastern town of Amareleja. And Spain saw temperatures of 47.6C in 2021.
Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth-driest despite the presence of weather phenomenon La Niña, which slightly dampened global average temperatures.
Iceland has the coolest high temperature record in Europe with 30.5C documented in 1939.
Ireland has the second coolest high temperature record of 33.3C. This was recorded in 1887 and is the only high temperature record from the 19th century in Europe.
Scientists and climate experts warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are increasing rapidly as a result of climate change.
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As the heat continues to sweep across Europe this summer, temperature records could be broken.
18 European countries have recorded their highest temperature since 2010, according to WMO data.
The current hottest temperature recorded in Europe was 48.8C in the town of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily in 2021.
The conditions forced the entire country to declare a state of emergency. A “heat dome” of high pressure spanning the Mediterranean created a domino effect of extreme weather events.
Before that Greece was the holder of the unwanted record for 44 years. A temperature of 48C was recorded in Athens in 1977.
Other parts of southern Europe have also hit temperatures above the mid-40C mark. Portugal dealt with 47.3C in 2003 in the small south-eastern town of Amareleja. And Spain saw temperatures of 47.6C in 2021.
Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth-driest despite the presence of weather phenomenon La Niña, which slightly dampened global average temperatures.
Iceland has the coolest high temperature record in Europe with 30.5C documented in 1939.
Ireland has the second coolest high temperature record of 33.3C. This was recorded in 1887 and is the only high temperature record from the 19th century in Europe.
Scientists and climate experts warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are increasing rapidly as a result of climate change.
More here: [https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/18/hottest-temperatures-ever-how-do-countries-in-europe-compare](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/18/hottest-temperatures-ever-how-do-countries-in-europe-compare)
32 was too much for me already. I had to enter the fridge, I’m still melted a little.
The fact that 30 is green on this map just shows how screwed we are.
Although I would say that temperature alone does not say that much since humidity is also a large factor in how we perceive the heat