(1/2)People use umbrellas to hide from the sun as they queue to enter the Duomo Cathedral during a heat wave in Milan, Italy, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco Purchase license rights
ROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) – The northern Italian city of Milan recorded a new record average daily temperature of 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, as a heat wave that began in mid- August peaked, the regional environmental protection agency (ARPA) reported. ) said Friday.
It was the hottest day since the Milano Brera weather station began recording temperatures in 1763. Milan’s previous record of 32.8 C was set on August 11, 2003.
The Italian capital Rome registered a record high of 41.8 degrees Celsius (°C) in July, as much of southern Europe roasted in this heat. summerfueling forest fires, forcing governments to issue health warnings and disrupting vacations for many tourists.
ARPA said in a statement that August 23 and 24 have been the hottest days of summer in the entire Lombardy region surrounding Milan, with several cities recording maximum temperatures above 40C.
The “intense and abnormal” temperatures are also affecting the Italian Alps, it added.
However, the heatwave is about to end, the agency said, giving way to strong thunderstorms and a sharp drop in temperatures to as low as 10-15C early next week.
(This story has been republished to add the deleted word ‘said’ in paragraph 4)
Reporting by Federica Urso, editing by Gavin Jones and Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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