France records all-time highest temperature of 45.9C
by Jon Henley and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Sa from World news | The Guardian on (#4J3XB)
Record for mainland France falls in southern commune of Gallargues-le-Montueux as Europe swelters in heatwave
France recorded temperatures nearly two degrees higher than its previous record and firefighters continued to battle historic wildfires in Spain as much of western Europe remained in the grip of an extreme early-summer heatwave on Friday.
The French state weather forecaster, Mi(C)ti(C)o-France, said the temperature in Gallargues-le-Montueux in the Gard di(C)partement hit 45.9C at 4.20pm on Friday.
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