Denmark recorded its highest temperature in more than 150 years on June 27, reaching 37°C.
According to Report, citing The Guardian, this figure exceeded the previous national record of 36.4°C, which had stood since 1975.
"With a temperature of 36.6°C north of Odense, we recorded the hottest day since measurements began in 1874. And the day is not over yet," the Danish Meteorological Institute said. Later, meteorologists confirmed a temperature of 37°C in northern Aarhus.
The report also notes that June 23–24 were record-hot days in France, while heat began to ease in western regions after June 25, though more than 60 departments remain under a "red" heat alert.
In Germany, the national weather service recorded 41.5°C in Dreitzsch, Saxony-Anhalt - the highest temperature ever recorded in the country.