Heat records: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Belarus, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines

[Andrey Eroshin]

30.04.12.

Europe

VIENNA: Summer came early to central and eastern Europe as unseasonally-high temperatures were recorded on Saturday in several parts of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Temperatures "are exceptionally mild for April", Austria's ZAMG meteorological centre said, reporting a record 32 Celsius (90 Fahrenheit) in the northern region of Lower Austria.

The centre said the main reason for the summer weather gracing the region was a strong southern wind from Africa's Sahara desert.

Temperatures hovering around 28 Celsius (82 Fahrenheit) in Vienna drew large crowds to the banks of the Danube while Germany's Bild carried front-page pictures of Berlin residents sunbathing in 30 degrees.

Prague experienced its hottest April 28 in 212 years, with mercury hitting 27.7 Celsius (82 Fahrenheit) while unusually-high temperatures were also recorded in Poland and Slovakia.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1198085/1/.html

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Hungary

28.04.12. In the northern part of Budapest a temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius was taken, breaking the 28.7 degree record for the day, measured in 1969, Aron Gaal, from the institute, said.

The national heat record - 29.9 degrees measured in Pecs (S) in 1947 - was broken in Korosszakal (E) with a temperature of 31.3 degrees.

Sunday's forecast calls for continued hot weather, though the wind could take up in central and south-western parts of the country, Gaal added.
http://magyarorszagon.hu/hirek/2012-04/belfold/hungary-registers-he...

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Russia

29.04.12. Moscow sweltered in unseasonable heat on Sunday, with temperatures of nearly 29 degrees Celsius (84.2 Fahrenheit), a record for April since data collection began 130 years ago, authorities said.

"At 4:00 p.m. (1200 GMT), the temperature reached 28.6 degrees Celsius, an absolute record for the month of April," an official from the Russian capital's weather service told the Interfax news agency.

"The previous record for the month goes back to April 24, 1950, with 28 degrees," he added.
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Moscow_swelters_in_record_heat_99...

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Belarus

April 29, in the town of Lelchitsy, Homel voblast, Belarus, the temperature reached +31°C, which is 0.3°C above the previous absolute maximum of April 22, 1950 in Brest. The record daytime temperature record was also updated. It was previously set in Brest on April 29, 1969 and made up +27.1°C.

This year's April 28 the absolute daytime maximum went up by 1.3°C and reached +29.5°C in Brest and Lelchitsy (+28.2°C was in Naroch in 1996), reported Belhydrometeocenter.

In Belarus, April 28-29, new temperature records were set in all regional centers and in Minsk. Maximum temperatures of the month were exceeded in four of them and in Minsk.
http://telegraf.by/en/2012/04/v-belarusi-ustanovlen-novii-temperatu...

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Thailand

28.04.12. The temperature reached a three decade-high of 39.4 degrees centigrade in Bangkok on Friday, when the sun was at its most direct point over the Thai capital.

April 27 is usually the hottest day of the year, the Bangkok Post reported Saturday.

The hottest April 27 on record was in 1983 when the temperature reached to 39.9 degrees.
http://www.thenewage.co.za/49512-1020-53-Bangkok_temperature_hits_2...

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Vietnam, Laos
28.04.12. The mercury hit 39°C in Vientiane yesterday, recorded as the hottest day this year, according to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.

The department forecasts that temperatures in the capital could soar to as high as 40°C next week, with hot weather affecting northern and central areas of Laos. The department told Vientiane Times yesterday that temperatures in some parts of Laos could reach their highest level in 10 years.

Deputy Head of the Weather Forecasting Aeronautical Division, Mr Bounterm Sisouphanthong, said the highest temperature recorded in Laos so far this year was 39.5°C in Luang Prabang province. But the province could see temperatures exceed 40°C next week.

The highest temperature recorded in Laos in the last 10 years was also reported in Luang Prabang province at 42°C, in 2003. In Vientiane, the highest temperature recorded in the last 10 years was 40.5°C.

Last year, the highest temperature recorded in Laos was 39.5°C in Xekong province, and in 2010 it was 41.3°C in L uang Prabang province.

Doctors recently warned people to be on the alert to prevent diarrhoea and other health problems that typically occur in times of hot weather.

http://laovoices.com/laos-wilts-as-temperatures-soar/

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Philippines

28.04.12. Yesterday Metro Manila sizzled at 36.4 degrees Celsius, now the highest temperature in Metro Manila recorded for the year.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration (PAGASA) said Friday’s temperature is a record breaker after hitting 36.2 for the last two days.

Not yet the highest

Weather forecaster Jun Galang said the 36.4 degrees Celsius temperature was recorded around 3 p.m. yesterday. Yesterday, however, the highest nationwide is actually Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija’s 37.2. It was followed by 36.5 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan.

The highest temperature of the year was recorded in Clark at 38.4 degrees Celsius on April 13.

Galang said they are expecting the heat wave to continue because of a ridge of high pressure area extending across Luzon

According to Philippine Daily Inquirer Online, the record to beat in Metro Manila is May14, 1987’s 38.5 degrees Celsius.

Philippine Star reported other highest recorded temperatures in the country: 42.2 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City on May 11, 1969; 38.5 degrees Celsius at the Science Garden, Quezon City on May 14, 1987; 38.5 degrees Celsius in Sangley Point, Cavite on May 16, 1987; 38.1 degrees Celsius at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Parañaque City on May 18, 1969; and 38.6 degrees Celsius in Port Area, Manila on May 17, 1915.

Amid the heat, today’s weather for the whole archipelago is said to be partly cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening. PAGASA said the country will experience hot weather until the end of May.
http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/local/15798-record-breaking-metro-m...

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