2015 European Heatwaves

In July and August of 2015, many heatwaves affected Europe, bringing heat records to multiple countries.

 July heatwaves 

In early-July Western European countries experienced extremely high temperatures.

In the south of the United Kingdom temperatures soared to above , on 1 July a temperature of  was measured at Heathrow Airport, setting a British heat record for the month of July.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-33324881

In Germany a heat record was broken when the temperature reached  on 5 July in Kitzingen.https://www.news24.com/news24/germany-breaks-heat-record-at-403c-20150706

Also Belgium and the Netherlands experienced extreme temperatures.
In Belgium the temperature reached  on 2 July in Liège, matching the then heat record set in 1947.https://www.meteo.be/nl/klimaat/klimaat-van-belgie/uitzonderlijke-gebeurtenissen-sinds-1901/uitzonderlijke-gebeurtenissen/gebeurtenissen/temperatuur
In the Netherlands the temperature reached  on 2 July in Maastricht, this nearly became a heat record, however it was  under the then Dutch heat record set in 1944.https://www.knmi.nl/nederland-nu/klimatologie/maand-en-seizoensoverzichten/2015/juli

Also Spain, France, Switzerland and Austria recorded higher than usual temperatures.
On 6 July the highest temperature measured during these heatwaves was reached in Córdoba, Spain: .https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/european-heat-wave-july-2015/https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/cordoba/year-2015

 August heatwaves 

In early-August more heatwaves took place, these heatwaves especially affected Germany, where the temperature in Kitzingen once again rose to .https://www.dwd.de/EN/climate_environment/climatechange/_functions/news/150808_record_temperature.html

 Highest temperature measured per country 

 Country Temperature Location Date   7 July Innsbruck   2 July Liège   5 July Copenhagen   3 July Clermont-Ferrand   5 July, 7 August Kitzingen   4 July Luxembourg City   2 July Maastricht   6 July Córdoba   7 July Geneva   1 July Heathrow Airport

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