Czechia experiences first tropical day of year with temperatures above 30 degrees

Czechia experienced its first tropical day of the year on Sunday, defined as when the air temperature reaches at least 30 degrees Celsius, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute reported on Facebook. A temperature high of 30.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in Komořany in southwest Prague, where the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has its headquarters.

Until now, the earliest recorded tropical day was on April 17, 1934, when it was exactly 30 degrees Celsius in the town of Vlašim in the Central Bohemian Region. Last year, the first tropical day wasn't until June 18.