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Last month was one of the three hottest Julys on record globally, satellite data shows — while for southwestern Europe it was the warmest ever in terms of peak heat.
Temperatures over 104F (40C) were observed in parts of Portugal, Spain, France and the UK, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
This led to all-time records for maximum temperature being broken across those those areas, including in Britain, which saw its hottest day ever recorded on July 19, 2022.
On average, July 2022 was the sixth warmest July for Europe on record.
The C3S data reveals the intensity of the prolonged heatwave that started in Portugal and Spain, before continuing north and eastwards towards France, the UK, central Europe and Scandinavia.
The Iberian Peninsula saw an unusually large number of days with maximum temperatures above 95°F (35°C), underlining the longevity of hot temperatures in this region.
Sweltering: Last month was one of the three hottest Julys on record globally, satellite data shows — while for southwestern Europe it was the warmest ever in terms of peak heat
Temperatures over 104F (40C) were observed in parts of Portugal, Spain, France and the UK, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
This led to all-time records for maximum temperature being broken across those those areas, including in Britain, which saw its hottest day ever recorded on July 19, 2022
Globally, July 2022 was one of three warmest Julys on record, close to 0.7°F 0.4°C above the 1991-2020 reference period.
It was only marginally cooler than July 2019 and marginally warmer than July 2016.
In general, northern hemisphere land masses predominantly experienced well above-average temperatures, the data reveals, while much of Australia and central Asia endured below-average temperatures.
Senior Scientist for the Copernicus Climate Change Service, Freja Vamborg, said: 'We can expect to continue seeing more frequent and longer periods of extremely high temperatures, as global temperatures increase further.
'Heatwaves pose
