Based on model output and consistency at driving a 594dm+ upper ridge into Europe, I quickly drew the conclusion back last weekend that countries in Europe may be dealing with some of the hottest weather in recorded history. That indeed came true and records have been tumbling from France up into the UK, across the Low Countries and now Germany. Even Siberia is basking in all-time record breaking heat.

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UK & France

Back last Thursday, while cities in France experienced their all-time hottest temperatures, Paris topped 39.7C, the second highest temperature ever recorded and hottest since 1947.

New all-time records set in France.

Melun 39.4C (prev 38.9C)

Dieppe 38.1C (prev 37.0C)

Boulogne-sur-Mer 35.4C (prev 34.8C)

via Steph Ball.

As for the UK, the thermometer past the previous July record of 36.5C set in 2006 with a new benchmark of 36.7C set at Heathrow Airport. Several towns/cities in England experienced their highest ALL-TIME temperatures on record.

New all-time records set in England.

Low Countries

As the heat core drifted east, so it was Belgium and the Netherlands turn to sweat in record territory. In Belgium, according to Wassim Cornet, a maximum temperature of 38C was recorded in the northern city of Kleine Brogel back on Thursday.

From Weather Underground

Belgium’s official all-time hottest temperature is 101.8°F (38.8°C), measured on June 27, 1947. However, according to the Belgian Meteorological Agency, RMI, this value was likely 2.2°C too high, due to improper measurement techniques. If we make this correction, Belgium’s all-time hottest temperature was beaten on Thursday, as well as during the 2003 and 2006 heat waves.

In the Netherlands, Amsterdam reached 32.7C on Saturday but according to sources, the Netherlands set a new July record with 38.2C recorded at Maastricht and they just missed the national all-time record by a mere 0.4C last Thursday.

3 cities in the Netherlands did set new all-time records.

Volkel 36.9°C
Twenthe 36.1°C
Leeuwarden 34.0°C

From Weather Underground…

According to data from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, only two other hotter temperatures have been recorded in the nation: 101.5°F (38.6°C), on August 23, 1944 at Warnsveld, and 101.1°F (38.4°C), on June 27, 1947 at Maastricht

According to weather records researcher Maximiliano Herrera, the Netherlands’ all-time hottest temperature in 1944 was surely beaten on July 2, 2015, but all stations in the warmest area were closed many years ago. For example, the city of Maastricht itself, where Thursday’s near-record 100.8°F (38.2°C) was recorded at the airport, is slightly warmer in its downtown (perhaps by 1°C) than at the airport station (which is more elevated), but the town station doesn’t exist any longer. He also pointed out that Belgium’s official all-time hottest temperature is 101.8°F (38.8°C), measured on June 27, 1947. However, according to the Belgian Meteorological Agency, RMI, this value was likely 2.2°C too high, due to improper measurement techniques. If we make this correction, Belgium’s all-time hottest temperature was beaten on Thursday, as well as during the 2003 and 2006 heat waves. And in Paris, which measured its 2nd hottest temperature in its history on July 1 (39.7°C), the Paris Observatory had its grass watered (as it should be), but the grass was never watered for the record value of 40.4°C of 1947. This could have been the difference between the two measurements.

Hottest Night

There was little relief by night in between very hot days and Saturday morning started off record warm over both Belgium and the Netherlands.

Brussels set a new all-time record low maximum Saturday AM with 24.5C (76F).

De Bilt, Netherlands also recorded their warmest night on record with a minimum of 23.3C (75F)

Germany

The heat core continued to drift east and yesterday (Sunday), the 40C mark was achieved in Germany with a new all-time national record.

From Weather Underground

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.

Figure 1. A young boy jumps from a 7.5 meter platform at a crowded outdoor pool during a record heat wave in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Be sure to watch today’s video for the latest early thoughts on the upcoming winter 2015-16.

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