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The European Union's Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization reported in April 2024 that Europe was Earth's most rapidly warming continent, with temperatures rising at a rate twice as high as the global average rate, and that Europe's 5-year average temperatures were 2.3 °C higher relative to pre-industrial temperatures compared to 1.3 °C for the rest of the world.
On 9 August, the Met Office issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat, which is in place for most of England and Wales from 11 to 14 August. [189] [190] The highest temperature recorded in the UK on 11 August was 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) in Wiggonholt, West Sussex. [191] Thunderstorms began following the end of the heatwave on 15 August. [192]
October 1952 – Romania was hit by very hot weather. Temperatures reached 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 2 October, with Bucharest reaching 35.2 °C (95.4 °F). Temperatures on the night of 2–3 October were also just under 26 °C (79 °F). 1955 – 1955 United Kingdom heat wave was a period of hot weather that was accompanied by drought. In some ...
In Sicily the highest temperature will be reached by the Syracuse station with 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), the same weather station that holds the highest official temperature in Europe. The same day the Palermo Astronomical Observatory observed a temperature of 47.0 °C (116.6 °F), the highest ever recorded in the Sicilian capital city since the ...
Sunshine hours for selected cities in Europe Country City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Ref. Albania: Tirana: 124 125 165 191 263 298 354 327 264 218 127 88 2,544 [1] Albania: Vlorë: 133 148 173 225 273 318 369 344 279 211 117 99 2,690 [2] [3] Albania: Durrës: 133 135 173 207 279 318 375 325 261 217 147 124 2,696 ...
A late season heat wave took place in a large part of the United States, starting on September 30 and continuing into October 3, especially in the northern states such as Minnesota. At least 15 US states had recorded temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) and above, with some areas experiencing temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) as far north as Iowa ...
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The conference to talk about this document was held in Paris, France. This put Europe in the epicenter of talks about the environment and climate change. The EU was the first major economy that decided to submit its intended contribution to the new agreement in March 2015. The EU ratified the Paris Agreement on October 5, 2015. [68]