Europe swelters in 'breathtaking' heat wave as hottest January EVER in 8 countries
Countries across Europe recorded record temperatures in January as experts warn the number of intense warm winter weather episodes is on the rise
A warm air mass from the west coast of Africa bought a warm winter in the countries of Europe (
Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Temperatures for early January have reached record highs in a number of countries across Europe.
National records were broken in eight countries: the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark and Belarus, while regional records were broken in Germany , France and Ukraine.
Warsaw, Poland recorded 18.9C (66F) on Sunday, while Bilbao, Spain was 25.1C, more than 10C above average, equivalent of the July average.
Some parts of Catalonia, including Barcelona, have water use restrictions.
A few days earlier, the UK, Ireland, France and Spain declared 2022 their hottest year on record.
Picture:
Getty Images)Experts have said the extreme heat is almost certainly linked to climate change.
Temperature records are usually broken by fractions of a degree, but Warsaw's new record was 5.1°C above the previous record from 1993.
"The temperatures of...
Countries across Europe recorded record temperatures in January as experts warn the number of intense warm winter weather episodes is on the rise
A warm air mass from the west coast of Africa bought a warm winter in the countries of Europe (
Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Temperatures for early January have reached record highs in a number of countries across Europe.
National records were broken in eight countries: the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark and Belarus, while regional records were broken in Germany , France and Ukraine.
Warsaw, Poland recorded 18.9C (66F) on Sunday, while Bilbao, Spain was 25.1C, more than 10C above average, equivalent of the July average.
Some parts of Catalonia, including Barcelona, have water use restrictions.
A few days earlier, the UK, Ireland, France and Spain declared 2022 their hottest year on record.
Picture:
Getty Images)Experts have said the extreme heat is almost certainly linked to climate change.
Temperature records are usually broken by fractions of a degree, but Warsaw's new record was 5.1°C above the previous record from 1993.
"The temperatures of...
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