But on June 28, the station saw the thermometers rise to 40.7✬. Up until now, the top temperature was 40.6✬, which was recorded in August 2012. The Retiro measuring station in Madrid also saw its hottest temperatures since it began keeping records in 1920. During the heatwave, the city experienced highs of 41✬, 41.2✬, 43.1✬ and 43.4✬ – smashing the previous monthly record of 40.6✬ and the annual record of 43.1✬. The Catalan city of Lleida, for instance, “broke its monthly record twice, and annual record another two times,” said Del Campo. In some cases, the record was broken multiple times during the heatwave. It is harder to break a heat record in Spain than in France and Germany because here the level is much higherĪccording to Rubén del Campo, the spokesperson for the state meteorological agency AEMET, seven weather stations recorded their highest ever temperatures and 26 saw their hottest days in history for the month.
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