It was recorded on the island today the highest June temperature in the history of measurements after the mercury rose to 36.4 degrees Celsius in the county of Somerset in the west of England. This broke the record, which was recorded on Wednesday at 36.1 degrees Celsius, reports the French news agency AFP.
The British Meteorological Office, the Met Office, announced today that the record was set in Yeovilton. Earlier, the highest June temperature ever was recorded in Gosport, Hampshire, on Wednesday.
In London, despite the extreme heat, they also recorded the highest number of life-threatening emergency interventions ever. According to the local emergency services, they face a large increase in emergency calls during extreme temperatures.
Britannia was hit by a record heat wave. The photo shows a scene from Leeds in northern England. PHOTO: Oli Scarff/AFP
The Met Office has also extended a red weather warning for extreme heat for London and the surrounding area until Friday evening. The warning, with which meteorologists warn of a very likely risk to human health, was initially in effect until tonight.
The heat in Europe continues
More than a hundred million people in Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius today, including more than 50 million in France and 18 million in Germany, according to the French press agency AFP. In France, today they extended the red warning due to heat to 72 departments and at the same time issued a warning against severe storms.
More than 50 million French people are expected to experience temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius today. In the photo, a worker on a tomato farm in Taul in the west of France. PHOTO: Fred Tanneau/AFP
Maximum temperatures are expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius for more than 380 million people across Europe (excluding Turkey), representing almost two-thirds of the population, according to an analysis based on forecasts from the German Weather Service and population projections from the Joint Research Center (JRC) for 2025.
The heat wave that has plagued most of Western Europe since last weekend has also affected Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as well as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Balkans.
