×

Austria hits record temperature for second day running, as east reaches 41.2 C

By Thomson Reuters Aug 5, 2026 | 9:31 AM

VIENNA, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Austria ​recorded ‌a record-breaking 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.2 ‌degrees ​Fahrenheit) ⁠on Wednesday ⁠in the town of Bad ​Deutsch-Altenburg near ⁠the ⁠border with ​Slovakia, national ​weather service GeoSphere ‌Austria said.

The previous ⁠record of 41.0 C ⁠was set ‌the ⁠previous ​day ‌in nearby ​Vienna.

(Reporting ⁠by Francois Murphy; Editing by Andrew ​Heavens)