France: the Current Heat Wave Becomes the 2nd Longest Ever Recorded (Méteo-France)
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The current heat wave has become the second longest ever recorded in the Hexagone, announced Météo-France this Wednesday. But this episode ends gradually and the temperatures return to a much more breathable level this week. - It began on July 28th: the current heat wave becomes the second longest ever recorded (Weather and Weather).
With 22 days of high heat, the current weather episode now exceeds that of July 2006 and is approaching the historical record of 1983.
"With an ITN (National Thermal Indicator, Temperature Average on 30 Reference Stations, NDLR) final at 24.5°C for the day of Tuesday, August 18, we are 22 days in heat wave, 2nd provisional since 1947", the date of the beginning of the measurements, the national forecaster told the AFP. This wave exceeds in duration that of July 2006 (21 days). The record of the longest heat wave in France was reached in July 1983, with 23 days. Started on July …
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franceinfo.frThis wave exceeded that of July 2006 (21 days). The record for the longest heat wave in France had been reached in July 1983 with 23 days.
This wave is longer in duration than that of July 2006, 21 days long and is below that reached in July 1983 with 23 days, reports Météo-France.
France experienced its second-longest heatwave in history, beginning on July 28 and lasting 22 days. As thermometers reached record levels, the risk of drought and wildfires increased; this year, more than 117,000 hectares of land were destroyed by fire.
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