Barcelona Sets New Heat Record at 40.7C: Weather Agencies
The city’s 112-year record fell as temperatures topped 40C across Spain’s second heatwave, with more than 1,000 heat-related deaths reported in June.
- On Wednesday, Barcelona recorded a maximum temperature of 40.7C at the Fabra Observatory, breaking its 112-year heat record and surpassing the previous 40.0C mark set on July 30, 2024, Meteocat reported.
- Spain's second summer heatwave began on Sunday and is expected to continue until Thursday, with weather stations across the country recording temperatures above 44C this week.
- National weather agency AEMET reported that Barcelona's El Prat airport registered 37.7C, its highest reading since 1924, while issuing red alerts for parts of Catalonia and Valencia regions.
- Spanish municipalities face categorized health risks, with swathes designated at "high risk," "medium risk," or "low risk" for heat-related problems as temperatures soar Wednesday.
- Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing extreme weather intensity and frequency; last month's exceptional heatwave saw mainland Spain record its highest average temperatures since at least 1950, with more than 1,000 deaths potentially linked to heat.
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The thermometer reached the highest value in more than a century of records; several Spanish regions remain under red alert
Since Sunday, Spain has been facing a new heat wave that is mainly affecting the northeastern part of the country, including Catalonia.
Barcelona recorded a record high of 40.7 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest temperature since records began 112 years ago, the Spanish meteorological service said, as Spain has been hit by a new heat wave.
Barcelona sets new heat record at 40.7C: weather agencies
The provisional reading at the Fabra Observatory on Barcelona's hilly western outskirts broke the record of 40C set on July 30, 2024, regional weather monitor Meteocat said on X. Meteocat's website showed that the observatory's temperature peaked at 40.7C, after the earlier X post reported a record of 40.5C At Barcelona's El Prat airport, which is almost at sea level and sits next to the Mediterranean, the thermometer hit 37.7C, the highest read…
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