Oslo's heat wave sets a record

Oslo's heat wave sets a record
Monday was the warmest day recorded in Oslo in more than 50 years. Southern Norway continues to log temperatures much warmer than most places in Spain and the Canary Islands.For Norwegians, who live in homes largely without air-conditioning, it's been downright sweltering the past week. On Monday, official thermometers at the University of Oslo's meteorological station at Blindern soared to nearly 32C (90F).It was, by comparison, 26C in Rome, 28C in Malaga, Spain and 25F in the Canary Islands.The high temps haven't set a record nationwide, however. The highest temperature ever recorded in July in Norway was 35C in both Oslo and Trondheim on July 21 and 22, 1901. The southern coastal town of Flekkefjord also hit 35C on July 14, 1897.The warmth record for June is 35.6C, recorded in the mountain town of Nesbyen on June 20, 1970.The warm weather was continuing on Tuesday, but forecasters promised some relief towards the end of the week. That's when temperatures may drop to a more pleasant 23C (74F) and Oslo may even get some rain.That will also come as a relief to forestry officials worried about an extreme danger for forest fires in the hills surrounding the capital. A total ban has been placed on all outdoor fires in the area known as marka because of dry conditions.
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