New historical heat record in Catalonia amidst a full heat wave. First the towns of Darnius and Navata (both in the Alt Empordà) reached 45.1º C, and hours later Figueres, reached 45.3 degrees, all surpassing the historical heat record in Catalonia this Tuesday.
Never before has such figures been recorded in Catalonia, where the previous heat record was recorded in June 2019 in Alcarràs, with 43.8 º C. The 45.3º C in Figueres were recorded after a week of intense heat throughout the Catalan territory. Exceptional figures are being registered in many places, by far exceeding the 40º C mark and reaching, as in the case of Darnius, Navata and Figueres temperatures exceeding 45 C. The Alt Empordà is the region where the thermometers have risen the most so far today. 45.3º C is the highest temperature ever recorded by the Network of Automatic Weather Stations #XEMA, with series of over 30 years of data, surpassing the 43.8 °C of Alcarràs on June 29th, 2019.
