It was 41.2 degrees!

A Two-Part Pattern: Heat in the East, Severe Weather in the West

Although it won’t be quite as hot on Thursday, the heat hazard has not yet been averted.(Bild: Mario Urbantschitsch)

 

On Wednesday afternoon, the all-time heat record was broken once again. A temperature of 41.2 degrees was recorded in the Lower Austrian town of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. On Thursday, Austrians can at least catch their breath a little, but the extreme heat is only taking a brief break. Read on to find out what happened on that sweltering day.

On Wednesday afternoon, the all-time heat record was broken for the second day in a row: 41.2 degrees was recorded in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Lower Austria. While no further temperature records are expected to be broken on Thursday, Austrians shouldn’t get their hopes up for any long-term relief.

The most important news in brief:

• In Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Lower Austria, a new all-time record of 41.2 degrees was recorded (as of 3:40 p.m.).
• The 40-degree mark was surpassed at several measuring stations on Wednesday afternoon. At 7:00 p.m., Podersdorf was still the hottest at 37.8 degrees (as of 7:00 p.m.).

• The extreme heat isn’t over yet; it will only take a “very brief” break in the coming days, explained ORF weather expert Marcus Wadsak on the program “Aktuell nach fünf.”
• Calls for a heat summitare growing louder, but too many of the key players are currently on vacation. Instead of a climate summit, there isonly a working group.