The deadly heat wave that’s set temperature records across western Europe for more than a week has shifted east to scorch Hungary, Romania and the Balkans.
It has never been so hot in Germany this time of the year. On June 27, 2026, 241 preliminary records were set. Some maps and graphics classify the historical day.
They survived it. The last weekend in Germany was the hottest since the beginning of the records. Now it gets cooler again – but it also threatens severe weather. On stormy times...