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Weather: Record-breaking sultriness in Hungary
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According to mno.hu, the daily maximum temperature record was broken last Sunday, as the last weekend of August brought sultriness and temperatures over 38° Celsius.
The Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) reported that until now, the maximum temperature on the 27th of August was 38° Celsius, which was recorded in Jászberény in 1992.
This 25-year-old heat record was broken in Békéssámson and Kübekháza last Sunday when the daily maximum temperature reached 38.1° Celsius at both stations. The highest temperature was recorded at the station of Szikáncs, which belongs to Hódmezővásárhely in Csongrád County. The new daily heat record is 38.4° Celsius.
At the peep of the day, the heat record of dawn was also broken in the capital city and thus the whole country. The morning temperature was 23.9° Celsius on János Hill.