Germany sees record-breaking temperature at 41.3 degrees Celsius

BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Germany reported an all-time temperature record of 41.3 degrees Celsius on Friday amid an ongoing heatwave, German news agency dpa reported, citing preliminary data from the German Weather Service (DWD).

The preliminary peak value was measured at 5:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) in Saarbruecken-Burbach, in the southwestern German state of Saarland, dpa reported.

According to the DWD, Germany's previous heat record stood at 41.2 degrees Celsius, measured on July 25, 2019, in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.