Temperature records for April 30 broken around the country

Temperature records were broken at monitoring stations around the country on Tuesday. A new high for April 30 was recorded at 24 of the 168 stations that have been operating for at least 30 years. The highest temperature was in Husinec-Řež, where it reached 29.1 degrees Celsius.

Due to the warm, dry and windy weather, meteorologists have warned of an increased risk of fires across most of Czechia. The warning resulted in a ban on lighting fires in Prague on Walpurgis or “witch burning“ night on April 30.