Record heat across Europe and Asia augurs peril for electrical grids across the Northern Hemisphere. Portugal, Spain, and Morocco all broke April heat records on Thursday, with Córdoba, in south-central Spain, breaking the European April record with a high of 101.8°F (38.8°C). Córdoba airport in Spain 🇪🇸 just recorded 38.7°C, pulverizing previous monthly record by nearly 5°C. Iberian Heat Wave:Fierce heat today moved East as expected with "poniente" winds :36.9C at Rojales (Valencian Community). 35.0C Alicante33.9C Malaga AP record again Balearic Islands 33.7C at Lucmaior after the 30.7C recorded yesterday at Palma AP.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 01, 2023 12:41 UTC