The World Meteorological Organization says this temperature was recorded on August 11, 2021
The UN Meteorological Service has confirmed as a new European high temperature record the 48.8 degrees Celsius recorded on August 11, 2021 in Sicily.
The weather service of the UN confirmed on Tuesday a reading of 48.8 degrees Celsius in Sicily two years ago as the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe.
The World Meteorological Organization says this temperature was recorded on August 11, 2021, at a time when temperatures were soaring across much of Europe, raising concerns about climate change.
The number surpassed the previous European record of 48 C recorded in the Greek cities of Athens and Elefsina in July 1977.
The Sicilian record from 2021 was based on weather observations and was published for the first time in the International Journal of Climatology.
Randall Cerveni, who deals with climate and extreme weather for the World Meteorological Organization, says the confirmation followed a lengthy investigation that required “meticulous assessment” by the agency.
“This research demonstrates the worrying trend of continuous record high temperatures to be set in certain regions of the world,” Cerveny said.
Such ratings are published in the Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes, which records extremes such as the world’s highest and lowest temperatures, heaviest hail stone, maximum wind gust, largest lightning strike and weather-related deaths .
Source: Skai
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