Spectators wear hats as they watch the first-round match between French Lois Boisson and Anna Kalinskaya of Russia at the French Tennis Open on Tuesday in Roland Garros in Paris, France. Western Europe is facing a record-breaking heat wave. Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UPI | License Photo
May 26 (UPI) -- Western European countries are caught up in an extreme and early heat wave in late May, with temperatures breaking records and officials warning of health risks.
In Great Britain, London broke heat records Monday and again Tuesday, with Monday marking the hottest May day on record when it hit 94.6 degrees Fahrenheit (34.8 degrees Celsius), two whole degrees higher than the previous record, CNN reported.
Tuesday temperatures reached 95 degrees (35 degrees Celsius). The average high temperature for this time of year is about 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius).
The country experienced a "tropical night" Monday, which is one in which the temperature doesn't fall below 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius).
