Agric. & Environment
Austria hits all-time temperature high for 2nd day running
Austria suffered its fourth-warmest July on record and at some measuring stations the precipitation deficit reached 90 percent, according to the weather agency.
Irrigation systems supply water to fields on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, on August 5, 2026. Austria set a new temperature record on August 4, 2026 with 40.8C measured in Vienna. (AFP)
By: AFP ., Journalist @New Vision
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VIENNA — Austria set an all-time temperature record for the second day running on Wednesday, recording 41.2C in the east of the country, the national weather agency said.
The reading at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg broke a previous record of 41C set on Tuesday in the capital Vienna, GeoSphere Austria said in a statement.
The spike comes during an exceptional spell of hot weather and low rainfall which had already seen several local records broken.
Austria suffered its fourth-warmest July on record, and at some measuring stations the precipitation deficit reached 90 percent, according to the weather agency.
The spike comes during an exceptional spell of hot weather and low rainfall which had already seen several local records broken.
Austria suffered its fourth-warmest July on record, and at some measuring stations the precipitation deficit reached 90 percent, according to the weather agency.
On Tuesday evening, Christina, a 20-year-old ice-cream seller in Vienna, told AFP that business had been exceptionally slow earlier in the day because of the scorching temperatures.
"Later, when the sun goes down, we have lots of clients, thankfully," she said, adding that "the fan is saving us, it's our life-saver".
Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts.
"Later, when the sun goes down, we have lots of clients, thankfully," she said, adding that "the fan is saving us, it's our life-saver".
Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts.