Record high temperatures seen around Czechia

Record temperatures for February 28 were seen at 28 out of 166 stations around Czechia keeping records for 30 years or more on Tuesday.

The highest temperature, 18.7 degrees Celsius, was registered in Karviná in north Moravia. According to meteorologists, the unusually warm weather is expected to last for the rest of the week.

According to Czech Hydro-meteorological Institute, the first two decades of this February were the warmest in Czechia in more than a century. The average temperature reached 6.7 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous highs by more than two degrees.