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06/28/2026 June 28, 2026 Poland, Czech Republic register temperature records above 40 degees Celsius Central European countries like the Czech Republic have seen temperatures approaching
06/28/2026 June 28, 2026 Poland, Czech Republic register temperature records above 40 degees Celsius Central European countries like the Czech Republic have seen temperatures approaching or in some areas even exceeding 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday Image: Michal Cizek/AFP Poland and the Czech Republic both set record temperatures on Sunday of above 40 degrees Celsius as Europe continues to grapple with a sweltering heat wave. The village of Doksany — which lies some 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of the Czech capital, Prague — recorded a temperature of 41.9 degrees Celsius (107.4 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Czech meteorological institute CHMI.
"This is the first time we have ever registered a temperature of 41 degrees in our official weather station network," CHMI said in a post on X. The announcement comes after a record-breaking 40.9 degrees on Saturday. It added that the Czech Republic had seen an inflow of warm air from the southwest, leading to an increase in temperature and a new record on Sunday. The Polish capital, Warsaw, saw a high of 38 degrees Celsius on Sunday Image: Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA/picture alliance Western Poland could break record from 1994 Meanwhile, neighboring Poland saw a record 40.5 degrees Celsius recorded in the town of Slubice, which straddles Poland's western border and is linked to its German twin city of Frankfurt (Oder), according to operational and telemetry data.
Poland's IMGW meteorological institute said that, if confirmed, this would beat the last record of 39.5 degrees Celsius which was registered in Slubice in July
1994. Temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius are traditionally highly atypical for countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
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