Midsummer in June: How long will the heatwave last in Austria?

36.8 degrees in Carinthia? In June? This value made many a meteorologist break out in a sweat, as it would be highly unusual: heat like this typically occurs, if at all, in mid-August in this country. But on June 23rd in St. Andrä in Lavanttal? Then the measuring station itself probably got too much sun, as Martin Templin from the Ubimet weather service considers and assumes a measurement error. An obvious thought, as this station has already reported 15 hot days this year. And that would be quite a lot…

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