April to July have been very hot in Germany: The average temperature of that period in 2018 was much higher than in any other year since beginning of systematic observations (1881), as shown in the plot of @DWD_klima (timeseries 1881 to 2018). @WMO @CopernicusECMWF pic.twitter.com/wQ1Sy9lXij

— Frank Kaspar (@frakaspar) August 3, 2018