Czechia records first official temperature above 41 degrees

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute says temperatures reached 41.1 degrees Celsius in Doksany on Sunday, setting a new national record and marking the first time an official weather station in Czechia has recorded a temperature above 41 degrees.

The previous record of 40.9 degrees, also set in Doksany on Saturday, had already surpassed the 14-year-old record of 40.4 degrees recorded in Dobřichovice. Meteorologists said temperatures were still rising on Sunday afternoon.