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These are the earliest 35 ° C ever measured in France. Due to a foehn effect (hot and dry wind) on the Basque relief, a peak was recorded at 35.4 ° C this Monday at 3 p.m. in Cambo-les-Bains, south of Bayonne (Pyrénées- Atlantic).

According to Météo-France forecaster Etienne Kapikian, this is not only the earliest 35 ° C in France, but also a national record for the first decade of May.

🌡️35.4 ° C in Cambo-les-Bains (64) by foehn effect on the Basque relief (temporary maximum at 3 p.m.)!
These are the earliest 35 ° C ever measured reliably in France and a national record for the first decade of May (35.1, St-Martin-de-Hinx (40), 10/05/2012) peak. twitter.com/VkpcvAakHZ

- Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) May 4, 2020

Beyond this historic record, as expected, it was very hot in the Southwest on Monday, with temperatures that exceeded 30 ° C in several municipalities, especially in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Landes.

An orange thunderstorm alert was launched by Météo-France in these departments for this Monday evening, starting at 8 p.m.

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