Weather & Science
European Cities Break Temperature Records as Warm Winter Holds
- Mild weather is set to continue, easing region’s energy crunch
- Lower natural gas demand has driven benchmark prices down
Swimmers in the English Channel in Falmouth, UK, on Jan. 1.
Photographer: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images
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Europe has broken temperature records already this year, with cities from Berlin to Warsaw recording their warmest ever start to the month.
Temperatures in the German capital reached 16C (60.8F) on New Year’s Day, a January record, national forecaster Deutscher Wetterdienst said on Twitter. In Poland’s biggest city, the mercury surpassed the previous peak by more than 5 degrees. The Czech Republic registered its warmest ever New Year’s Eve.