Record high European average maximum temperature (E-OBS v2.0)
The maximum temperature in Europe on 4 August 2003 is shown here. This is the day with the highest European averaged maximum temperature in the 0.25 degree regular grid version 2.0 of the E-OBS dataset. The European average maximum temperature was 28.2 °C with a range of 7 - 42 °C.
Top 5 of hottest days in Europe calculated for the 0.25 degree regular grid:
Rank
Day
Temperature
1
4 August 2003
28.2 °C
2
29 July 2002
28.2 °C
3
3 August 2003
28.1 °C
4
4 August 1994
28.0 °C
5
3 August 1994
28.0 °C
Top 5 of hottest summers (June, July, August) in Europe calculated for the 0.25 degree regular grid: