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France follows England in measuring hottest spring on record
- Meteo-France reported Tuesday that France experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1900, with average temperatures of 13.8C surpassing previous records set in 2011 and 2020 by around 1.7C.
- An "unprecedented heatwave" in late May drove the record temperatures, with Meteo-France noting that soils became "very dry" across the country due to heat and insufficient rainfall.
- France, Britain, and Portugal reported their hottest-ever May days as a "heat dome" of warm air from Africa pushed temperatures well above normal levels across western Europe.
- The World Meteorological Organization warned Tuesday of an 80-percent chance of a warming El Nino pattern forming between June and August, potentially increasing extreme weather risk.
- Scientists agree that heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as the planet warms, while Europe remains the fastest-warming continent on Earth due to its Arctic connection where melting ice reveals heat-absorbing surfaces.
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Records have also been broken in England, Wales and Norway.
·Montreal, Canada
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With an average temperature of 13.8°C, this spring 2026 is the warmest since 1900, the national weather service announces. It is also among the least watered, with a rainfall deficit of 30%.
·Paris, France
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With an average of 13.8 °C and 30% less precipitation, the spring 2026 becomes the warmest ever measured by Météo-France.
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C 38%
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