BUDAPEST, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Hungary on Tuesday recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the country, as an intense heatwave continued to grip much of Europe.
The temperature reached 42.0 degrees Celsius in the northern town of Szecseny, 110 km from Budapest, at 3:00 pm, according to preliminary data from the Hungarian Meteorological Service (HungaroMet), surpassing the previous national record of 41.9 degrees Celsius set in Kiskunhalas in central Hungary on July 20, 2007.
The new record came on the fourth consecutive day of a third-degree heat alert, the highest level issued by Hungarian authorities. Daily maximum temperature records have been broken each day since the heatwave began.
The extreme temperatures are part of a broader heatwave affecting large parts of Europe, driven by a persistent heat dome. ■
