'Heat dome' in France delivers record May temperatures
National forecasting centre Météo France, which warned of a May heatwave back in March, said temperatures of between 30°C and 35°C were unusual in terms of their “earliness, durability and geographical extent".
FranceFrance is set to experience record temperatures for the month of May as a "heat dome" fuelled by bursts of hot weather from the Sahara hits much of the country, reports RFI.
National forecasting centre Météo France, which warned of a May heatwave back in March, said temperatures of between 30°C and 35°C were unusual in terms of their “earliness, durability and geographical extent".
"We are already in an anomaly of plus 2.7 degrees compared to the average,” Alix Roumagnac from Météo France told France Info, adding that sizzling temperatures would continue until the weekend.
A report from the European Commission said the hottest May day since measurements began was expected on Wednesday, particularly in the Rhone valley.
