In my continuous pursuit of more random and pointless fact based knowledge that will never get me laid, I decided to look into some European weather records as this summer has already been a record breaker for many countries (Poland was stupidly hot!). Mother Earth can be a real bitch sometimes, so check out the hottest and coldest temperatures in Europe that she’s ever crapped on humanity with.
Hottest European Temperature Ever Recorded, Ever.
Like Greece didn’t have enough to worry about right now with its financial system about as stable as Stephen Hawking on a tight rope, it also enjoys some of the most scorching summer temperatures not only in Europe, but the world over. Greece holds the torch for the hottest recorded temperature in Europe at 118.4 °F (48°C). This pit sweater was endured in the capital city of Athens on July 10th , 1977 when it was still cool to be hairy- wouldn’t want a big thick carpet on my chest that day! If Summer in southern Europe isn’t cooperating, I’d look into some other options, and checking co-operative holidays are a good place to start.
Coldest European Temperature Ever Recorded
Yea, you probably guessed this one, not Naples. The lowest recorded temperature in Europe was enjoyed in none other than, Ust’ Schugor (?), Russia. On new years eve 1978, this little village had the pleasure of dipping to -72.6 °F (-58.1°C)! Good thing is, you’ll never be there because chances are you probably won’t be able to find it.
Breaking records isn’t really my thing, so I think my next Euro vacay is going to be during Spring or Fall when I don’t either have to walk around naked or in a parka…
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Sightseeing in Cyprus in July was a melting experience. 44 C = 111.2 F. And it wasn’t a dry heat! Of course, predicted high for Philly today is 101 F and I visited Chicago when it was 106 F (with Baby Jeffrey!—definitely, not a good scene for diaper rash). So, the advantage of being an Empty Nester or a pre-Nester is that you can travel during the shoulder seasons (spring and fall)—more comfortable temps and it’s also less expensive(!)—a win-win.
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In general the weather in Europe is more temporate which is probably why early humans chose to settle there rather than in the Americas. It’s true that there are few tornados or hurricanes. The weather is changing though and for some reason Europe is more susptible to the changes than the US. A few years ago, there was a snow storm in August which was followed by some terrible mudslide.