Barcelona Sets New Heat Record at 40.7C: Weather Agencies
The city’s 112-year record fell as temperatures topped 40C across Spain’s second heatwave, with more than 1,000 heat-related deaths reported in June.
- On Wednesday, Barcelona recorded a maximum temperature of 40.7C at the Fabra Observatory, breaking its 112-year heat record and surpassing the previous 40.0C mark set on July 30, 2024, Meteocat reported.
- Spain's second summer heatwave began on Sunday and is expected to continue until Thursday, with weather stations across the country recording temperatures above 44C this week.
- National weather agency AEMET reported that Barcelona's El Prat airport registered 37.7C, its highest reading since 1924, while issuing red alerts for parts of Catalonia and Valencia regions.
- Spanish municipalities face categorized health risks, with swathes designated at "high risk," "medium risk," or "low risk" for heat-related problems as temperatures soar Wednesday.
- Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing extreme weather intensity and frequency; last month's exceptional heatwave saw mainland Spain record its highest average temperatures since at least 1950, with more than 1,000 deaths potentially linked to heat.
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Barcelona sets new heat record at 40.7 C, highest temperature in more than a century: weather agencies
Barcelona registered a maximum temperature of 40.7C on Wednesday, its highest figure in 112 years of records, weather agencies said as another heatwave struck Spain.
Severe heat and heatwave rage in Europe: 44 degrees were measured in Spain, the heatwave is threatening both health and power supply.
Barcelona set an absolute temperature record on Wednesday. The Fabra station, which has been measuring for 112 years, recorded a temperature of 40.9°C, the highest in the history of measurements. France probably experienced its hottest night on record, with temperatures not falling below 30°C. The heat wave in Western Europe is set to last at least until the middle of next week.
Thousands of people have already died in Germany due to the heat wave that began in mid-June.
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