The highest temperature in the history of Europe seems to have been recorded in Italy during the heat wave that has swept the country, suggesting that the maximum temperature has reached 48.8 degrees Celsius.
If the census is accepted by the World Meteorological Organization, it will break the previous European record of 48 degrees Celsius recorded in Athens in 1977. The temperature was measured at a monitoring station in Syracuse, Sicily, and was immediately confirmed by the island's meteorological authorities. .
Trevor Mitchell, a meteorologist at MetDesk, said: “Società Meteorologica Italiana says the temperature ratio of 48.8 C is true. However, with possible data like this, there is usually a verification process before they are officially declared. ”
The report comes amid a heat wave that has affected the entire Mediterranean region, where many countries have been engulfed by fires.
