Here are some standout figures that show the unprecedented scale and intensity of this heatwave.43.8C: France has experienced its hottest day on record this week, with the average temperature across 30 weather stations reaching an unprecedented 30C on Wednesday. The southwestern town of Pissos recorded the highest individual temperature. According to Meteo France, this marks the first time such an average has been observed, making it the warmest day in the nation's history.36.4C: The temperature recorded in Somerset, southern England on Thursday, marking the hottest June day the country ever saw. Forecasters have extended its red alert for heat in much of central and southern England and Wales.26.2C: The German Weather Service says the temperature didn’t go below this figure in Bad Bergzabern, in Rhineland-Palatinate in the west of the country. That equals a record for the warmest night in Germany set in July 2019.High humidity means that the heat has been lingering into the night for millions, providing little respite. In England, temperatures in Plymouth only dropped to 23.0 C (73.4 F), provisionally smashing another record.At least 40: That's how many people have drowned in heat wave-related incidents in the past week in France, as people seek relief in rivers and other bodies of water despite authorities’ warnings about unsupervised swimming. Most of the drownings involved young people, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday.43.7C: The all-time record temperature recorded earlier this week in the Spanish village of Tama, known for its cooler weather and green landscape. The current bout of heat wave has affected Spain’s normally more temperate northern regions along the Atlantic coast.