France Records All-Time Hottest Temperature At 45 Degrees Celsius: Weather Service
The record was set in the village of Villevieille in the southern department of Gard, which registered a high of 45.1 degrees Celsius.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Europe is facing an early summer heatwave
• The record temperature was recorded in the French town of Carpentras
• It beat the previous national record from the August 2003 heatwave
PARIS: The temperature in France on Friday surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time as Europe wilted in a major heatwave, state weather forecaster Meteo-France said.
The record was set in the village of Villevieille in the southern department of Gard, which registered a high of 45.1 degrees Celsius. The previous record stood at 44.1 degrees Celsius in the same area during the notorious August 2003 heatwave, Meteo-France told AFP.
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