Several Swiss records broken for heatwave duration
New heatwave records were set on Monday at several Swiss weather stations. By midday, Bern/Zollikofen, Payerne, Buchs/Aarau and Pully had recorded 13 days with temperatures above 30°C.
Zurich/Fluntern, Schaffhausen, Delémont, Fribourg and Altdorf have already equalled their record for the duration of a heatwave. These stations could break that record if temperatures rise above 30°C again on Monday.
St Gallen has also broken its record for the duration of a heatwave, rising from three to five consecutive days above 30°C.
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The duration of a heatwave is measured by the number of consecutive days on which the maximum temperature exceeds this threshold. This weekend, temperature records were also broken, with 39°C recorded in Basel/Binningen and Beznau – an all-time high for the month of June in Switzerland.
However, a significant drop in temperatures was expected on Monday.
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