It was the hottest day in Hesse, with a temperature of 41.3 degrees recorded in Wetterau on Saturday. This marks the peak of the heat. As temperatures drop, there may be a lot of noise in some places in the coming days.
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He only had one day Heat record set on Friday for Hessen shares. A new high was set on Saturday: in Bad Nauheim (Wetterau) the thermometer showed 41.3 degrees, a full degree higher than the day before at Frankfurt Airport. It has never been so hot in Hesse.
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The maximum value was measured between 16 and 17 hours. According to HR Weather, the data from the German Weather Service (DWD) is preliminary.
Bad Nauheim is slightly hotter than Frankfurt.
And these were the hottest places in Hesse on Saturday:
1. Bad Nauheim: 41.3 degrees.
2. Frankfurt-Westend: 41.2 degrees.
3. Frankfurt Airport: 41.1 degrees.
4. Offenbach-Wetterpark: 40.9 degrees.
5. Darmstadt: 40.3 degrees.
The overnight values also show how dominant the heat wave is currently in Hesse. Saturday: In Hocherodskopf in Vogelsberg the temperature did not fall below 26.6 degrees, in Oberzent-Berfelden in Odenwald it was 26.0 degrees. The lowest temperature in Hesse – 16.8 degrees – was recorded in Fulda Horas.
Only standardized measurements are taken into account
The figures are official data from the German Weather Service. Sometimes they differ from temperatures measured independently or from data from the Hessian State Office for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology. (HLNUG) away. According to DWD, these measurements do not meet World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards.
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For example, these measuring stations will be too sheltered from the wind or too close to the walls of houses, which generate additional heat. Only values from stations that meet DWD guidelines can be used as official temperature references. Meteorologists share the same opinion.
The heat record set the day before was also broken in Germany. After 41.3 degrees measured in Saarbrücken on Friday, the thermometer rose to 41.5 degrees in Saxony-Anhalt on Saturday. According to DWD, the hottest place in Germany since weather data was recorded is the town of Möckern-Drewitz in Jerichoauer Land.
It gets cooler and sometimes uncomfortable
Hesse’s heat record, set on Saturday, is unlikely to be broken, at least in the foreseeable future. Temperatures are expected to rise again to 39 degrees across the state on Sunday, although some places may experience that. heavy showers and thunderstorms with the possibility of severe weather give. According to HR Weather, it is not yet possible to say where this will happen.
After this, the temperature drops significantly. While they’re still hovering around the 30-degree mark on Monday and Tuesday, it will only be 28 degrees on Wednesday, according to meteorologists. The risk of showers and thunderstorms remains.
Temperatures will likely stay the same for the rest of the week, weather expert Tim Gotch said. It may become warmer again in early July. However, it is not yet possible to reliably estimate how high the values will then rise.