WMO is checking on reports of new European temperature record of 48.8°C in Sicily (Italy)
— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) August 12, 2021
We can't yet confirm or deny its validity
Athens (Greece) holds existing record of 48.0°C on 10.7.1977
Official records in WMO Weather and Climate Extremes Archive https://t.co/ahISo9OOCH pic.twitter.com/exLnK2ilnW