Broken heat balance at fifteen measurement sites in the Netherlands NOW

In Arcen (North Limburg), it is the hottest with 38.2 degrees Celsius. In Maastricht, it is so hot on July 2nd, 2015. This is not the highest measured temperature in the Netherlands. On June 27, 1947, for example, it was 38.4 degrees in Maastricht. August 23, 1944 was the hottest day of all time, while it was 38.6 degrees in Warnsveld.

On Terschelling, the old record with the biggest 1.6 degree difference was broken. The smallest difference is measured in Arcen and Hupsel. In both places, it was 0.2 degrees higher than the previous record.

In total, there are 33 weather stations in the Netherlands at KNMI. A temperature of 35 degrees or more was measured on Thursday 23.

and a combination of factors: an exceptionally dry period in the run-up, which was hot for a long time (25 to 30 degrees), so the floor was also heated. In addition, the warmer air also rose in the atmosphere (at a height of 1.5 km, it was 19 degrees). Finally, the wind was tight in the east, so the North Sea had no more influence. For a long time, this influence had a moderating effect on temperature, especially in coastal regions.

Buien

In the south of the country, drought has given way to heavy rain showers and gusts of wind. The A58 from Bergen op Zoom towards Breda is closed to Zegge because tree branches were ripped off and ended up on the road, reports Rijkswaterstaat

Other places in Brabant -Septentrional, like Den Bosch, also received showers about him. In Boxtel and Vlijmen, among other things, the firemen went out to bring out the trees and the big branches of the road.

Heat Wave

At De Bilt, 30 degrees were measured Thursday at 11:20. Since then, there is officially a heat wave in the Netherlands. To talk about a heat wave, it needs to be 25 degrees or warmer at De Bilt for five consecutive days and the temperature to reach at least 30 degrees for three out of five days.