Portugal breaks historical record for maximum temperature
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The town of Mora recorded the highest temperature ever measured in Portugal during the month of May, reaching 40.3 degrees Celsius.
The town of Mora recorded a temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius as Portugal experiences a heatwave.
Regions south of the Tagus river are experiencing a heatwave, with Mora reaching 40.3ºC on Wednesday, an absolute extreme for the month of May, it was announced today.
The heatwave, which began on May 20th, is already the eighth longest since 1940 and the third largest in magnitude. The IPMA warns: it may continue until June.
Regions south of the Tagus river are experiencing a heatwave, with Mora reaching 40.3ºC on Wednesday, an absolute record for the month of May, as reported this Thursday, May 28. According to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the previous absolute May records of 40ºC, set in Pinhão in 1953 and Termas de Monfortinho in 2001, were surpassed in Mora and Alvega. Updated data shows 16 automatic stations are currently in a heatwave. While the warm spell affects the entire mainland, the heatwave began on May 20 in the Alentejo and Tagus valley regions. The IPMA warns of a high probability that more locations, particularly in the north and interior centre, will enter a heatwave, which may persist into early June.
Mora reaches a new maximum of 40.3 degrees during a heatwave that began on the 20th, reveals the IPMA.
A sunny day in Mora is already comforting. And perhaps that is all we can ask of life: sunny days.
