It was hot, very hot, in Spain this weekend.
The scorching heat wave that hits the country even broke the absolute national temperature record this Saturday.
The mercury rose to 47.4 ° C in Montoro, in the province of Cordoba (south), according to the state meteorological agency (AEMET).
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"This would be the highest temperature recorded in Spain," AEMET spokesman Rubén del Campo said on Sunday, stressing that these were provisional data to be validated in the next few months. days.
This temperature, measured this Saturday at 5 p.m., is higher than the previous record recorded on July 13, 2017 at the same location.
Over 45 ° C in several regions
This Saturday, a temperature of 46.9 ° C was recorded at Cordoba airport.
The scorching heat wave continued this Sunday in Spain with temperatures above 45 ° C in several regions.
These temperatures, far above seasonal norms, are due to the arrival of a mass of very hot air from North Africa, combined with strong solar exposure, according to the meteorological agency.
Between 2011 and 2020, Spain recorded twice as many heat waves as in each of the previous three decades. Scientists regard repeated heat waves as an undeniable result of global warming and believe that these heat waves are bound to multiply, lengthen and intensify.