FILE PHOTO: A woman escapes with her beach umbrella and bath towel during the rising tide as the heatwave hits France, in Cayeux-sur-Mer, France, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
PARIS (Reuters) - The highest temperature in France was 46 degrees Celsius on June 28 at Verargues in the south of France, meteorological service Meteo France said on Friday, following analysis of data collected from other stations.
Meteo France said the highest temperature ever recorded in France was surpassed several times that day, and the 45.9 degrees Celsius that was reported at Gallargues-le-Montueux, came from a reading station where data was collected and reported real-time.
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