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Weather tracker: deadly May heatwave shatters records across Europe
Temperatures across parts of continent around 10-15C above average for this time of year, while thunderstorms strike eastern Australia
TL;DR
- UK broke its May maximum temperature record with 35.1C in London.
- Ireland also set a new May maximum temperature record at 28.8C.
- Night-time temperatures in the UK remained above 20C, marking "tropical nights".
- Temperatures in France reached 36C, marking the hottest May days on record, and were linked to seven deaths.
- Temperatures across parts of Europe are 10-15C above average.
- Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect across south-eastern and eastern Australia.
- Australia is expecting damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and hail, with separate flash flood warnings.
- Dayboro in Queensland recorded 50mm of rain in 30 minutes, and Narrabi, New South Wales had wind gusts of 104kph.
- Six-hourly rainfall totals in New South Wales could reach 40-70mm, potentially up to 100mm in some districts.