Great Britain breaks a new heat record – 38.7 degrees

An unusually severe heat wave swept parts of Europe last week. Several countries have broken previous national temperature records, including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

At the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, the thermometer showed 38.7 degrees on Thursday, according to Britain’s National Meteorological Service. met office. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in the country.

Even in Finland, the sun was unusually intense. On Sunday, 31.8 degrees was measured at the measurement station in Kajsaniemi Park in Helsinki, write howling. It is a new record for a station that has been in use since 1844.

Hot record in July

In Paris, nurseries were closed and people were told to stay indoors when temperatures broke in late July. The temperature of 42.6 degrees on July 25 beat the city’s previous temperature record by a full two degrees.

Climate change has increased awareness of and the potential for heatwaves across Europe, says Mark McCarthy of the Met Office in a press release.

However, Kuwait was the warmest in the world. In the northwest part of the country, it measured 51.3 degrees, according to SMHI.

No new heat records have been set in Sweden this year, but there have been unusually hot days in Norrland with temperatures rising above the 30 mark in recent days.

In Markusvinsa in Pajala municipality the highest temperature of the year has been measured so far at 34.8 degrees and in Älvsbyn in Norrbotten 34.1 degrees has been recorded.

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Overall, 2019 is expected to be the second warmest year in Europe since measurements began in the late 19th century. Of the 10 warmest years, nine were measured in the 2000s.

heat from other countries

Last week’s heatwave occurred when warm air from North Africa was pushed toward central Europe by high pressure from the east and low pressure from the west. Similar conditions also caused a sharp rise in temperatures at the end of June.

– Although the average global temperature increase is about one degree compared to what it was before industrialization, we must not forget that some regions have warmed more, says Mark McCarthy.

– Temperatures have risen in parts of North Africa, for example, by about 2 degrees. This may also have a noticeable effect on the weather in the UK.