France sees its hottest day on record - 111.7 degrees Fahrenheit

[muriel_volestrangler]

France has seen its hottest day since records began, according to the country’s weather agency.

Temperatures reached 44.3C in Pissos in south-western France, while other areas also hit unprecedented highs, including 42.1C in Bordeaux, Météo-France said in a post on X.

It comes after the agency said earlier that last night was the hottest night on record.

Météo-France also says the national temperature indicator, an average from 30 stations across the country, reached 29.8C at 17:00 local time, beating the previous record of 29.4C.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0ryvlxpg7rt?post=asset%3A33279cad-d360-4c74-a2ff-2f187e2bf306#post

[Disaffected]

1. Not to worry,

it was hot and dry in the 1930s and we recovered. At least that's what my neighbour tells me.

Oh, and they've found dinosaur bones in the artic!

[dalton99a]

2. And only 20-25% of households have air conditioning

[TexLaProgressive]

3. Sounds like France is experiencing Texas summer

We get these high pressure systems that make it like an oven.The worst I can remember it his 45C 114F. I maintained and repaired remote telephony systems. That day I reached into my pocket for the keys to unlock the cabinet. They were uncomfortably warm to hold. I opened the doors and the air from the fans was like a convection oven.