The highest temperature measured on August 13 before today’s record was 39.8 degrees recorded in 1946 in Kaposvár, in southern Hungary, HungaroMet said.

Meanwhile, the chief medical officer has declared a third-degree heat alert to be in effect from Tuesday midnight until Sunday midnight, the disaster management authority’s directorate said on its website.

Risk groups include young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with cardiovascular disease as well as house pets.

The public is advised to drink water more frequently and avoid direct exposure to the sun from noon until early afternoon. In light of the heat wave and the recent dry period, a fire ban is still in force in Hungary’s entire territory, the authority said.

Daily highs are expected to be between 36 and 38 degrees, at 40 degrees in places, over the next several days, according to forecasts.

Tuesday Average 8 Celsius Hotter Than Usual

Tuesday’s temperature was on average 8 degrees Celsius hotter than usual on this date, in some places even 10-11 C hotter, the weather service said.

HungaroMet said on Facebook that around 35 C was measured in several places in southern Hungary in the morning hours of Tuesday.

The hottest temperature recorded on Tuesday was 40.7 degrees in Kelebia, which was a record high.

At night the temperature did not drop below 27 C in the city of Pécs.

Only in north-eastern Hungary was the morning temperature cooler.

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