Carpentras 43.9°C at 12 UTC

xmetman

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Jun 28, 2019, 10:03:22 AM6/28/19

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The 12 UTC temperature from Carpentras has surely set a new French extreme maximum temperature.

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Colin Youngs

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Jun 28, 2019, 1:05:38 PM6/28/19

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"Carpentras 43.9°C at 12 UTC ... The 12 UTC temperature from Carpentras has surely set a new French extreme maximum temperature."

Actually, not quite :-)

Highest temperature recorded in France before today was 44.1°C on 12th August 2003 at Saint-Christol-lès-Alès and Conqueyrac (Gard).

However, Carpentras reached 44.3°C later this afternoon. Villevieille (Gard) reported 45.1°C at 15.00 local time, and Gallargues-le-Montueux (Gard) 45.8°C subsequently.

Carpentras http://tinyurl.com/y636p4tg

Villevieille http://tinyurl.com/yyqg2gdf

Gallargues http://tinyurl.com/yy5gowjo

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Julian Mayes

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Jun 28, 2019, 1:11:53 PM6/28/19

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An astonishing margin to break an all-time record, thanks for the specifics, Colin.

I recall that two prominent climate change sceptics in the Conservative party live at least some of the time in France - Nigel Lawson and Peter Lilley, though I think PL lives in the north. I hope they can stand the heat.

Julian

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Surrey. - and here, the brisk E wind is easing down and it feels as if the heat from the south-west of Britain is getting closer.

Colin Youngs

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Jun 28, 2019, 2:00:12 PM6/28/19

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"Gallargues-le-Montueux (Gard) 45.8°C"

Now corrected on Météo-France website to 45.9°C, at 16.20 local time.

List of other places that also beat the old record today on the Météo-France website

http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/73726667-record-absolu-de-chaleur-battu-45-9-c-dans-le-gard-du-jamais-vu-en-france