Slovakia reached a record temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius, marking the highest temperature ever documented in Central Europe.
Key facts
- •The temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius is the highest ever documented in Central Europe.
- •The record was measured in the village of Dolne Plachtince in southern Slovakia.
- •Slovakia set temperature records for two consecutive days.
- •A temperature of 41.4 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday in a southern Slovak town.
Slovakia has set a new temperature record for Central Europe, with the mercury reaching 42.2 degrees Celsius. The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute confirmed the measurement, which was recorded in the village of Dolne Plachtince in southern Slovakia.
By the numbers
42.2 degrees Celsius
highest temperature recorded in Central Europe
41.4 degrees Celsius
temperature recorded in southern Slovakia on Wednesday
Consecutive record-breaking days
The record of 42.2 degrees Celsius was reached on Thursday. This followed a previous high set just one day earlier on Wednesday, when a weather station in a southern Slovak town recorded a temperature of 41.4 degrees Celsius.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by TASS (English).
