The heat wave ends in the south of France with four consecutive days of record

south of France The heat wave came out this Friday, the longest and most intense of the summer, with thermometers that in the first four days of the week rose in several cities to levels that had not been reached since there are records and with the highest average temperatures in the second half of August.

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Several storm fronts that began to cross the country from west to east on Thursday reduced temperatures significantly today and led to weather France to decide turn off last alerts by heat from 23:00 local time (21:00 GMT).

As of this afternoon, an intensification of storms was expected in auvergnethe Rhone Valley, the region of lyons, Burgundy and the northeast of Francewith rains that could reach 50-60 liters per square meter in a short time, wind gusts of up to 90-100 kilometers per hour and hail showers.

On Saturday, temperatures will continue to drop, so that it will only exceed 30 degrees on the Mediterranean coast and on the island of Corsica.

Weather France He pointed out, in any case, that the heat episode that is closing now has been “exceptional for its duration and intensity” and “is symptomatic of climate change.”

This week temperature records were reached in cities like carcassonne (43.2 degrees), Orange (42.7), Toulouse (42.4), Lyon (41.4), Chambery (40.5), Clermont-Ferrand (40,4) or tarbes (39.9).

The nocturnal minimums had never been so high either since there are records in the stations of Chin (30.4 degrees), perpignan (29,1) or frejus (28,1).

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were the hottest days in the whole of France after August 15 from 1947, which is when the national thermal indicator dates back, with the average of 30 representative meteorological stations throughout the country.

That index reached 27.8 degrees on Thursday, after 27.5 on Wednesday, 26.9 on Tuesday and 26.4 on Monday.

Source: Elcomercio

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