2003 European heat wave
France
In France, 14,802 heat-related deaths (mostly among the elderly) occurred during the heat wave, according to the French National Institute of Health.

2003 European heat wave

Section Title: France
Table Section Text: In France, 14,802 heat-related deaths (mostly among the elderly) occurred during the heat wave, according to the French National Institute of Health.

Location	Avg high	Avg low	Aug 2003 high	Aug 2003 mean	Aug 2003 low	Max temp	Max mean	Max low	2–13 Aug high	2–13 Aug low	High >35 °C	High >30 °C	Mean >30 °C	Mean >22° C	Low >25 °C	Low >20 °C

Auxerre	25.8	14.1	32.5	25.0	17.5	41.1	32.0	23.3	39.3	21.1	11	19	9	23	0	10

Bastia	29.3	19.4	33.2	28.2	23.1	37.9	30.8	25.0	33.9	23.4	7	31	3	31	2	31

Biarritz	24.7	17.0	28.2	24.0	19.8	40.6	31.0	23.5	31.6	21.3	3	6	1	25	0	13

Bordeaux	27.1	15.7	32.1	25.8	19.4	40.7	31.5	23.5	38.0	21.4	12	20	6	28	0	13

Boulogne-sur-Mer	20.5	14.9	23.3	20.0	16.8	34.8	29.5	24.1	27.7	19.2	0	5	0	7	0	6

Grenoble	26.4	14.0	33.1	24.8	16.5	39.5	29.2	20.2	37.6	17.7	12	23	0	27	0	2

Lille	23.3	13.8	26.6	21.1	15.5	36.6	28.2	20.8	32.2	18.3	3	9	0	11	0	3

Lorient	22.6	13.4	28.0	21.8	15.6	37.5	29.3	21.0	33.0	18.4	4	11	0	15	0	4

Lyon	27.2	16.0	33.6	26.8	20.0	40.5	31.2	23.2	38.4	21.5	11	25	8	30	0	17

Marseille	28.7	18.7	34.0	28.2	22.4	37.7	31.2	26.6	35.8	22.9	12	29	5	31	2	28

Metz	24.8	13.6	31.0	23.8	16.5	39.5	30.4	22.3	37.4	19.1	11	16	2	18	0	4

Montpellier	28.9	18.5	32.2	26.8	21.4	36.1	29.6	24.6	33.3	21.4	2	27	0	31	0	27

Nancy	24.7	13.2	31.3	23.7	16.1	39.3	29.1	22.2	37.2	18.0	11	16	0	19	0	3

Nantes	25.0	14.2	30.1	23.7	17.2	39.2	31.3	23.8	35.0	19.6	7	13	2	20	0	6

Nice	27.7	20.5	31.2	27.5	23.7	35.0	31.4	27.7	32.4	25.3	1	22	4	31	6	31

Nîmes	30.6	18.4	36.0	28.5	21.0	40.5	30.8	24.3	38.5	21.2	22	30	8	22	0	22

Paris	25.0	15.7	29.9	24.4	18.8	39.5	32.5	25.5	36.8	22.6	9	13	8	17	2	11

Rennes	24.3	13.7	29.8	23.1	16.8	39.5	31.8	24.0	34.3	19.1	6	13	2	19	0	4

Saint-Étienne	26.3	13.8	32.0	24.9	17.8	39.3	30.0	22.6	37.0	19.6	11	19	1	25	0	7

Strasbourg	25.4	14.1	31.9	24.4	16.8	38.5	29.2	20.8	36.6	18.6	10	18	0	24	0	4

Toulouse	27.9	16.5	34.0	27.0	20.0	40.7	31.8	23.9	38.8	21.4	15	27	8	29	0	15

Tours	25.4	13.7	31.4	24.5	17.5	39.8	31.2	22.6	37.3	21.2	11	14	5	21	0	10

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In 2003 European heat wave a temperature of 37.7 °C was recorded.

final_sentence: In 2003 European heat wave a temperature of 37.7 °C was recorded.