Record May highs sweep across France as extreme heat hits western Europe
by Jon Henley in Paris and Sam Jones in Madrid from World news | The Guardian on (#75VVJ)
Mercury in Spain also climbs to well above normal with weather event set to continue for several more days
More than 350 French towns have recorded their highest-ever temperatures for May as France and the UK set national heat records amid an extreme early-summer heat event that could see the mercury rise to 40C in parts of Spain by the end of the week.
The UK's Met Office said the country's all-time record for May was broken when a temperature of 34.8C was recorded at London's Kew Gardens.
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