Series of heat records in Hungary
The daily low temperature in Körösszakál, in south-eastern Hungary, was 17.1 C. on Sunday, the highest ever recorded on that day, the National Meteorological Service (OMSZ) reported.
The earlier record was 16.4 C., measured in Pécs, in southern Hungary, in 2019, OMSZ said on Monday.
October 21, 2023
On October 21, 2023, the temperature at OMSZ station in Körösszakál reached 28.1 degrees Celsius. This was a new national record for the highest daily maximum temperature. The previous record was 28.0 degrees at Adony in 2019.
In Szeged, the temperature dropped to 20.6 degrees Celsius, a new national record for the highest daily minimum temperature. The previous record was 16.0 degrees Celsius at our Balatonederics and Iklódbördőce stations in 2019.
At our Budapest Ferihegy station, the temperature dropped to 16.2 degrees Celsius, setting a new record for the highest daily minimum temperature in the capital. The previous record was 15.0 degrees Celsius at our Budapest inland station in 2019.
As we wrote earlier, it was very hot in Budapest, scientists shocked, details HERE. Also, it was a record: Thunderstorms prompt 6 red alerts this summer in Hungary, details HERE.