In the Netherlands, the record time was 1944, with 38.6 degrees. In Belgium, the highest temperature since meteorological observations began in 1833 was recorded at 38.9 degrees.

New heat records have been broken in the Netherlands and Belgium as heatwaves settle in Europe, it was reported Wednesday.

A record 75 years old in the Netherlands ...

In the Netherlands, the record was set at 38.8 degrees Celsius, the Dutch Royal Meteorological Institute (KNMI) announced. It was recorded at 1 pm in Gilze-Rijen, in the south of the country, KNMI reported on Twitter. The last record was 1944, with 38.6 degrees Celsius.

Nog nooit eerder heeft het KNMI zo'n hoge temperatuur in Nederland gemeten. Om 14.57 werd het in #GilzeRijen at 38.8 ° C. #Warnsveld is hiermee na bijna 75 jaar het #hitterecord kwijt. # # Hitte codeoranjepic.twitter.com / aLugGabHOr

- KNMI (@KNMI) July 24, 2019

... and an absolute record in Belgium

In Belgium, a temperature of 38.9 ° C was measured Wednesday afternoon at the Kleine-Brogel military base in the north-east of the country, said David Dehenauw, forecaster at the Royal Meteorological Institute (MRI) ).

38.9 = hoogste temperatuur gemeten in België sinds 1833. Ik zie in verwijzingen naar het record van 1947, maar dat geldt voor Ukkel is 36.6 graden (herleid naar gesloten hut). Vorig jaar + in 2015 werd 38.8 graden gemeten in respectievelijk Hechtel-Eksel en Luik.

- David Dehenauw (@DDehenauw) July 24, 2019

The Kleine-Brogel measuring station, which is one of about 30 sites in the official network, regularly registers the highest peaks of heat in Belgium. This 38.9 ° C is "already the highest temperature in Belgium since the beginning of observations in 1833," said the forecaster on Twitter.