F1 fans shelter from the sun under umbrellas as they watch the third practice session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria on June 27, 2026, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)
Germany hit a record 41.5C on Saturday, provisional data from the national weather service (DWD) showed, marking a new all-time high.
The reading was recorded at the Drewitz station in eastern Germany, a DWD spokesperson told AFP, breaking the previous record of 41.3C set just a day earlier in Saarbruecken in the southwest.
Denmark records hottest day on record at 37C
Denmark recorded its highest temperature on record on Saturday, the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) said.
