Temperatures in the Netherlands topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Th...
People cool off during a sunny day at the Rijksmuseum fountain in Amsterdam, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
AMSTERDAM - Temperatures in the Netherlands topped 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday for the first time since records began, the Dutch meteorology institute KNMI said. Temperatures peaked at 40.7C in the south of the country, breaking the national record of 39.3C set only the day before.Until Wednesday, the Dutch national heat record had stood at 38.6 degrees, set in 1944.
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