All-Time June High Temperature Records Fall In Six Countries During EU Heatwave

Europe’s brutal June heat wave is less than half over, but all-time June national heat records have already fallen in five nations. Extreme heat is expected to last through Monday over portions of Western and Southern Europe, thanks to a “stuck” jet stream pattern that has allowed a hot airmass from the Sahara Desert to flow northwards into Europe.

Wednesday’s all-time June national heat records:

Poland, 38.2°C (100.8°F) at Radzyń; previous record 38.0°C in Wroclaw in 1935.
Czech Republic, 38.9°C (101.3°F) at Doksany; previous record 38.2°C at Brno in June 2000.
Germany, 38.6°C (101.5°F) at Coschen; previous record 38.5°C in June 1947.
Luxembourg, 36.8°C (98.2°F) at Petange; previous record 36.1°C on June 22, 2017.
Principality of Andorra, 37.8°C (100°F) at Borda Vidal; previous record 36.0°C in June 1935.

Update: an all-time June French national heat record of 42.3°C (108.1°F) was set at Gropsierres on Thursday. Previous record: 41.5°C (106.7°F), June 21, 2003.

Thanks go to Maximiliano Herrera for the Luxembourg and Andorra information. According to Herrera, the data from Andorra was the highest of the 30-minute data; the actual max has not yet been released, and could exceed the all time high of 37.9°C.

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Wildfires in Spain

Northeastern Spain experienced temperatures in excess of 40°C (104°F) on Friday, which aided the spread of a wildfire in the northeast region of Catalonia, which has burned about 21 square miles of land, the Associated Press reported. More than 120 firefighters were working to contain the blaze and 53 residents had been evacuated. Wildfire danger is predicted to steadily increase during week, reaching the “Extreme” level by the weekend over portions of France, Italy, Portugal, Germany, and Poland, according the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. The European Union is already well above recent norms for hectares burned and number of fires ignited in 2019.

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https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/All-time-June-Heat-Records-Fall-5-European-Nations?cm_ven=cat6-widget