In Ohlsbach in the Rhine Valley, 30.1 degrees were measured on Saturday. The German record for the monthly decade (April 1st to April 10th) was 27.7 degrees, measured in 2011.
People tolerate high temperatures this early in the year even less well than at the end of summer, when they would have gotten used to the warmth. The extreme temperatures can be explained solely by climate change, explained the head of the DWD regional service, Guido Wolzoms.