Record Heat Sweeps Across Europe as Spain and Switzerland Experience Hottest Summers

Spain and Switzerland both recorded their hottest and driest summers on record, with temperatures surging again following temporary weather breaks. Meteorologists warn that extreme heat patterns continue to reshape seasonal climate norms across the continent.

29 Aug, 09:40 — 29 Aug, 09:40

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Switzerland sees hottest and driest summer on record

With just over half the average rainfall, the period from April to July was the hottest and driest on record in Switzerland since records began in 1901. MeteoSwiss reported this on Thursday in collaboration with the environment ministry and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). The national average temperature was 2.7°C above the 1991-2020 average. Rainfall, meanwhile, reached just 54% of the norm, with even lower levels recorded in the Jura region (45%) a...

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Record Heat Sweeps Across Europe as Spain and Switzerland Experience Hottest Summers

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Switzerland sees hottest and driest summer on record

El verano más cálido de la historia vive una última gran subida de las temperaturas tras la tregua de calor otorgada por el paso de una borrasca

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