France/Western Europe Heatwave - 2019 (fall, northern, European, climate)

[forgotten username]

Still hot here. Nothing extraordinary, just consistent 35c highs and 20c+ lows


It's getting hard to sleep.

[elnina]

^^^ Isn't this thread about France/West Europe?
Please, back on topic!

[elnina]

Originally Posted by Taipan001

2 days ago, Świnoujście (Poland) at 54°N in the coast of the Baltic Sea had a maximum of 37.8°C which completely smashed their previous June record by 6 celsius (31.8) and their all-time yearly record (34.4) which is astonishing. This is probably the most impressive new record, as this place has a June high average of barely 19°C

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Świnoujście#Geography

Maps from the past Sunday, 30th

Much cooler since Monday at the Tricity (Gdansk Bay).
Nice breeze, sunny with short showers. This week will be beautiful.
Right now:
57F/14C
Humidity 63%

[Rozenn]

Montpellier's climate box now looks stupid. The monster of a temp they recorded Friday obliterated their absolute record by almost 6°C - and yea, this is not a Wiki error.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpellier

[B87]

I'm surprised that the previous record was that low. Is the weather station right on the coast?

[trolik]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Montpellier's climate box now looks stupid. The monster of a temp they recorded Friday obliterated their absolute record by almost 6°C - and yea, this is not a Wiki error.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpellier

Oh wow... you sure the record highs aren't higher in other months? the difference is insane. Also, june 2019 was just confirmed as the hottest month ever

[Isleofpalms85]

I wonder if these heat waves in Europe tend to be of the dry or humid variety? I know that in the United States east of the Rockies heat waves more often than not feature at the very least moderate humidity levels, I suspect whether it’s a dry heat or a humid heat in Europe depends on the location in Europe, No?

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Montpellier's climate box now looks stupid. The monster of a temp they recorded Friday obliterated their absolute record by almost 6°C - and yea, this is not a Wiki error.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpellier

That does look silly, kinda how the SE US has some obscene winter record lows that don't fit "into the box".

[Shalop]

^Just like Knoxville TN which has an absolutely epic (one-time-only) record low from the legendary cold snap of 1985:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxvi...nessee#Climate


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_1985_cold_wave

[elnina]

A good summary here:

https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news...opean-heatwave