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France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago
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Key Points:
- France experienced its hottest summer on record since 1900, with an average temperature of 24°C (75.2°F), 3.6°C above normal, surpassing the previous record set in 2003.
- The summer was marked by severe drought, with rainfall nearly 40% below average, making it the second driest summer on record in France.
- Wildfires raged across the country, including a historic blaze near Bordeaux that forced the evacuation of 250,000 people, affecting typically cooler northern and Brittany regions.
- Europe faced extreme heat waves this summer, with France recording 53 days of heat waves across three episodes, significantly more than in 2022.
- Record ocean temperatures along mainland France and Corsica, along with unusually hot spells outside summer months, highlight ongoing climate change impacts.
