PRAGUE, June 29: The Czech Republic and Germany recorded new temperature highs over the weekend as a severe heatwave continued to grip parts of Europe.
The Czech Republic set its second temperature record in two days on Sunday, with temperatures reaching 41.9C in Doksany, north of Prague, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) said.
“This is the first time we have ever registered a temperature of 41 degrees in our official weather station network,” CHMI said in a post on X.
On Saturday, the weather service had reported what was then the country’s all-time high of 40.9C, also recorded in Doksany, surpassing a record that had stood for 14 years.
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Like much of Europe, the Czech Republic has been experiencing an unprecedented heatwave for the past two weeks.
“We have seen the peak of an inflow of very warm air from the southwest, so there is no wonder today’s records were higher than yesterday,” CHMI said on Sunday.
The institute said half of its 171 weather stations recorded record-high temperatures on Sunday, while more than 95 percent registered their highest-ever temperatures for June, with many exceeding Saturday’s record levels.
CHMI said hot weather was expected to continue in Moravia and Silesia in the east on Monday, while a cold front would bring at least partial relief to Bohemia in the west.
The institute also forecast heavy storms in western Czech Republic on Sunday evening and issued a smog warning for Prague and surrounding areas due to elevated ground-level ozone levels caused by the heat.
Authorities urged people to avoid physical exertion, particularly those with chronic respiratory conditions, elderly people and children.
Meanwhile, Germany also recorded a new all-time temperature high on Sunday, with preliminary data from the German Weather Service (DWD) showing temperatures reaching 41.7C.
A weather station in Coschen, near the Polish border in eastern Brandenburg, recorded the temperature at around 4:00 pm local time (1400 GMT), DWD told AFP.
The new record surpassed Germany’s previous high of 41.5C recorded just a day earlier in Drewitz.
