# France recorded its hottest summer since records began, minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/44278

- euronews, 2026-09-03 19:02 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/03/france-had-its-hottest-summer-since-records-began-over-a-century-ago-environmnent-minister

> France’s environment minister says the summer of 2026 was the hottest since records began more than a century ago. Meteo France recorded an average day-and-night temperature of 24°C, 3.6°C above normal and higher than the 2.7°C anomaly recorded in 2003.

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