In several federal states, the thermometers show record-breaking values. The previous leader is in Baden-Württemberg. But according to the weather service, the evening could bring even higher values.
Offenbach – In several federal states, the highest temperature values since weather records began were measured there on Wednesday.
Bad Mergentheim-Neunkirchen was the leader at 3:30 p.m. with 40.3 degrees, as a spokesman for the German Weather Service (DWD) reported. This also broke the previous record for Baden-Württemberg of 40.2 degrees in Freiburg in August 2003.
This is also the tenth time that a temperature of more than 40 degrees has been measured in Germany since records began – this was last in 2019.
Will the evening bring even higher temperatures?
At 3:20 p.m., the provisionally highest state values were 39.8 degrees in Uelzen in Lower Saxony and also 39.8 degrees in Huy-Pabstorf in Saxony-Anhalt – these were heat records for both countries. “But the values could still be broken by the evening,” said DWD spokesman Andreas Friedrich.
Because the temperatures were still rising. It is also quite possible that the 40 degree mark will also be reached at other weather stations.
Provisional state records were also recorded with 39.7 degrees in Hamburg Neuwiedenthal and 38.4 degrees in Krambek in Schleswig-Holstein. The final record values of the day should not be set until after 8 p.m., it said. dpa
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