Germany Breaks its All-Time Heat Record

[knocker]

 

Germany broke its all-time heat record on Sunday July 5, when the mercury soared to 104.5°F (40.3°C) at Kitzingen in Bavaria. An even higher reading of 105.4°F (40.8°C) was recorded at the University of Karlsruhe, but this is not considered an official station. The previous official national heat record recognized by the German meteorological agency (DWD) was 104.4°F (40.2°C), set in July 1983 and matched in August 2003. Numerous cities in Germany set all-time heat records over the weekend, including Saturday's 100.2°F (37.9°C ) reading at Berlin's Dahlem station, which has a very long period of record going back to 1876. Frankfurt beat its all-time heat record on Sunday--both at the airport (38.8°C) and downtown (39.0°C). Thanks go to weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera and Klimahaus' Michael Theusner for these stats.

 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3034

[Mokidugway]

A few wiffy Germans about I guess ......

[Summer Sun]

300,000 lightning strikes in Germany yesterday

[ANYWEATHER]

point one of a degree, no big deal!!!

[knocker]

I take it then that you are advocating that weather events shouldn't be posted in this area in unless they satisfy your definition of 'big deal'?

Edited July 6, 2015 by knocker