Historical day on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia in Italy: Jerzu (Sardinia) rose to +48°C, which ties the European record of maximum temperature for July.
Syracuse (Sicily) jumped to +47.8°C, Palermo (Sicily) to +46.6°C, Olbia (Sardinia) to +46.4°, Capo San Lorenzo (Sardinia) to +47°C.
These are incredibile values, recorded only a few days after last week’s records.