Portugal Breaks National May Temperature Record with 40.3°C (104.5 °F) in Mora
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The heat wave, which started on May 20, is already the longest eighth since 1940 and the third largest in magnitude. IPMA warns: it can last until June.
Portugal breaks national May temperature record with 40.3°C (104.5 °F) in Mora
Portugal set a new national May temperature record on May 27, 2026, after Mora reached 40.3°C (104.5°F) during an early-season heatwave, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). The reading surpassed the previous May extreme of 40°C (104°F), recorded at Pinhão on May 30, 1953, and matched at Termas de Monfortinho on May 30 and 31, 2001. Source
Portugal recorded the warmest day of May, with a temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius in Mora, a city in the center of the country. The temperature recorded Wednesday exceeds the previous record of...
Portugal set a new heat record for the month of May with a maximum temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius, recorded yesterday, Wednesday, in Mora, in the central part of the country, it announced today…More...
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