For the first time in history, heat was recorded in autumn in Belgium

For the first time in history, heat was recorded in autumn in Belgium. This was reported by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium. The fixation was made on September 8 – as of this day, the temperature in the country exceeded 25 degrees Celsius for 5 days in a row. “We are currently experiencing the 48th heat wave since records began in 1892, but the first heat wave recorded was in September,” researchers from the institute write. Photo: Alexander Spatari/Gettyimages.com The temperature at the monitoring station in the south of Brussels reached 26.1 Celsius on September 4th and rose above 30°C from the 5th. At the same time, the air temperature on Friday in the shade was 30.3 degrees Celsius. Belgium designates heat if the temperature rises above 25 degrees Celsius for five consecutive days. Meteorologists believe that it will be hot at least until September 11. This year, from July 3 to 10, the planet experienced the hottest week on record. In the capital of Italy, Rome, on July 18, 41.8 degrees Celsius was recorded – this became a new air temperature record. At the same time, the air temperature exceeded 52.2°C in the summer of July 16 in northwestern China. Read also: Record temperature: how to help the body survive the heat



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