In June, temperatures of 40–43 °C (104–109 °F) were recorded in parts of Europe, with most severe temperature anomalies in France, where several records were broken.[1] A second heat wave occurred in mid-July, extending north to the United Kingdom, where temperatures surpassing 40 °C (104 °F) were recorded there for the first time in history.[2] Climatologists have attributed the intensity of the heat wave to climate change.[3]