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Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave
In late May 2026, a heat dome-driven heatwave across Western Europe led Portugal to set a new all-time May temperature record of 40.3°C in the town of Mora, breaking its 2001 previous high. The unseasonably hot weather impacted France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland, triggering public heat alerts, temporary school closures, disruptions to the French Open, government emergency preparedness meetings, and highlighted links between climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme heat events.
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