France has seen the second hottest summer since 1900, the German press agency (dpa) quoted Météo-France as saying.
In the months of June, July, and August of this year, which reflect the meteorological summer, the national average temperature will probably be 2.3 degrees Celsius above the reference value, the meteorologists said.
#France witnessed the second hottest summer since 1900, according to the country's meteorological service.#heatwaves pic.twitter.com/5moz5ZYM3s
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This was the second hottest summer in the country since 1900, after an even hotter summer in 2003.
According to Météo-France, the country had suffered from three heatwaves in the past three months which it described as particularly intense and long.
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