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France: the Current Heat Wave Becomes the 2nd Longest Ever Recorded (Méteo-France)

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"With an ITN (National Thermal Indicator, Temperature Average on 30 Reference Stations, NDLR) final at 24.5°C for the day of Tuesday, August 18, we are 22 days in heat wave, 2nd provisional since 1947", the date of the beginning of the measurements, the national forecaster told the AFP. This wave exceeds in duration that of July 2006 (21 days). The record of the longest heat wave in France was reached in July 1983, with 23 days. Started on July …

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Western Europe experienced the warmest summer start ever recorded, with a June-July period at a record level, with heat waves, widespread drought and fires fueled by climate change.

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The absolute record remains that of July 1983, when France experienced a heat wave lasting 23 days.

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The current heat wave is the second longest ever recorded in France, with 22 days of heat almost general on the country.

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The heat wave under way in France is the second longest ever recorded in France, with 22 days of heat almost widespread in the country. In total more than 50 days of heat waves were recorded in 2026, a record.

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Paris, 19 Aug (EFE).- The heat wave that began on 28 July in France has already become the second longest since there are records in a summer that has already been two before and that is also marked by a historical drought. Météo France confirmed that the heat wave fulfilled on Tuesday its twenty-second consecutive day, having exceeded 23.4 degrees of average temperature in the 30 weather stations that serve as reference, and that it is the main…

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The current heat wave has become the second longest ever recorded in the Hexagone, announced Météo-France this Wednesday. But this episode ends gradually and the temperatures return to a much more breathable level this week. - It began on July 28th: the current heat wave becomes the second longest ever recorded (Weather and Weather).

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ici.fr broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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