Hello! This is Rana in the sweltering DW newsroom. Here’s a short overview of the story:
Germany is in the grip of an intense heatwave, with experts predicting extreme temperatures in some regions.
It’s been unbearably hot pretty much everywhere since the end of last week, and there’s no respite on the horizon, with temperatures not forecast to cool until next week.
The intense heat also brings with it an increased chance of severe storms.
tufoop5 on
worst thing is that it doesn’t get cold in the nights
BananaHibana1 on
Of course, wouldnt be the first time
CrazySDBass on
And yet, whenever someone even mentions the ever so high tech invention that is AC, Germans will clutch their pearls and say that it is not so bad and it’s only a few days.
This is the (German) way
Stummi on
No worries. Dieter on facebook will reassure you its „just a normal summer“ and everything will be fine.
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analogwarrior on
Yes they can and they already did in the past. Those days are still rare, but the crefenuency is increasing.
The national record stands at 41.2°C
afcrf1886 on
Luckily I don’t live on the top floor. It’s the worst there. In my apartment it is still tolerable.
trustabro on
Can I get a « it doesn’t make sense to have ACs in Germany because it only gets hot 2 weeks per year » please?
RidingRedHare on
40°C were reached for the first time (on an official weather station) way back in 1983 at two Bavarian weather stations.
whereismyloot on
Best Summer for a Trip to the Nordsee. I gonna enjoy the hell put of it on this weekend.
DrumStock92 on
cough* AC
NoSmoke2659 on
Bought a mobile air conditioner, its not able to cool down my flat completely, but at least i have 28-29 degrees instead of 31-32 now on hot days💀
Midnight1899 on
They did reach 40° in the last view years.
jazzding on
Sitting in my cellar with 20°C. Upper rooms are at 27°C, but they cool down at night (we live in a mountainous region and our house is in a very green area).
They did a handful of times in certain places (such as around Freiburg) before the 2000s but then for some mysterious reason, it got a whole lot more regular and also started happening further up north. We experienced it once – during the el Niño year or
2022.
ethereal_meow on
25 degrees in the room at night, only one window, no holes to put the mobile aircon’s exhaust pipe into.
am I cooked?
Jodelbert on
Sure why not. I think 2019 or something like that we had >42 degrees Celsius in certain parts. RIP all Dachgeschosswohnungen.
Bamischeibe23 on
Sure. Its often very hot in the Citiycenter. Offiicial weatherstations have 40+ seversl times
alexisgolnas on
And they all think I’m crazy that I don’t want to visit Greece (my home) in the middle of the summer anymore.
It’s not fun living 3 weeks in 30-33 degrees everyday and having to sleep only with an AC on. Im angry and not enjoying it for 3 weeks straight.
I’m 8 years in Germany and I got used to the temperature here in Hamburg, especially at night where I sleep like a baby.
QuantAnalyst on
An Indian colleague who is visiting this week for 4 days was excited for the cooler european weather is now mad he chose the one week when its heatwave 😂 lol
permanent_coldfeet on
It’s not that hot in Northern Germany. It was 17 degrees this morning and I was feeling cold on my commute.
lilalindenau on
Finally some weather I enjoy. People don’t care if I’m freezing 8 months in a year and I don’t care if people are sweating for a few days now 😛
janithaR on
Tips from a Sri Lankan who’d call this pretty much normal weather.
* Stay hydrated
* Stay in the shades
* Do as much natural cooling as much as you can, not artificial (A/Cs)
* Quick normal temp water showers
* Sit by where natural wind flows
* No heavy work in direct heat
* This may not be directly related to the EU. But over in Sri Lanka we know it’s hottest not when the sun is directly above but when the earth has heated up to the max. We avoid going outside from ~1pm to ~3pm
DeliciousRats4Sale on
Yes they could. Some houses given how they’re designed will be hitting 40
AamiraNorin on
Sorry man I’m afraid that Air Conditioning is the woke leftist agenda and is actually terrible and evil for the climate you claim to be so worried about
Also it is qol for rentoids, and we really don’t like them here in East Germany especially, except the money they pay
SchroedingersEscape on
# Temperatures can rach 40+°C.
# There have been summers with 42°C in germany.
Dark_W1ng_Duck on
Of course they can..You act like Germany never gets hot or something. Ive been living here 10 years and every year it hits 40 at least a couple days a year.
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Hello! This is Rana in the sweltering DW newsroom. Here’s a short overview of the story:
Germany is in the grip of an intense heatwave, with experts predicting extreme temperatures in some regions.
It’s been unbearably hot pretty much everywhere since the end of last week, and there’s no respite on the horizon, with temperatures not forecast to cool until next week.
The intense heat also brings with it an increased chance of severe storms.
worst thing is that it doesn’t get cold in the nights
Of course, wouldnt be the first time
And yet, whenever someone even mentions the ever so high tech invention that is AC, Germans will clutch their pearls and say that it is not so bad and it’s only a few days.
This is the (German) way
No worries. Dieter on facebook will reassure you its „just a normal summer“ and everything will be fine.
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Yes they can and they already did in the past. Those days are still rare, but the crefenuency is increasing.
The national record stands at 41.2°C
Luckily I don’t live on the top floor. It’s the worst there. In my apartment it is still tolerable.
Can I get a « it doesn’t make sense to have ACs in Germany because it only gets hot 2 weeks per year » please?
40°C were reached for the first time (on an official weather station) way back in 1983 at two Bavarian weather stations.
Best Summer for a Trip to the Nordsee. I gonna enjoy the hell put of it on this weekend.
cough* AC
Bought a mobile air conditioner, its not able to cool down my flat completely, but at least i have 28-29 degrees instead of 31-32 now on hot days💀
They did reach 40° in the last view years.
Sitting in my cellar with 20°C. Upper rooms are at 27°C, but they cool down at night (we live in a mountainous region and our house is in a very green area).
No bad weather, [only bad clothing ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_cooling_and_ventilation_garment)
Please no
They did a handful of times in certain places (such as around Freiburg) before the 2000s but then for some mysterious reason, it got a whole lot more regular and also started happening further up north. We experienced it once – during the el Niño year or
2022.
25 degrees in the room at night, only one window, no holes to put the mobile aircon’s exhaust pipe into.
am I cooked?
Sure why not. I think 2019 or something like that we had >42 degrees Celsius in certain parts. RIP all Dachgeschosswohnungen.
Sure. Its often very hot in the Citiycenter. Offiicial weatherstations have 40+ seversl times
And they all think I’m crazy that I don’t want to visit Greece (my home) in the middle of the summer anymore.
It’s not fun living 3 weeks in 30-33 degrees everyday and having to sleep only with an AC on. Im angry and not enjoying it for 3 weeks straight.
I’m 8 years in Germany and I got used to the temperature here in Hamburg, especially at night where I sleep like a baby.
An Indian colleague who is visiting this week for 4 days was excited for the cooler european weather is now mad he chose the one week when its heatwave 😂 lol
It’s not that hot in Northern Germany. It was 17 degrees this morning and I was feeling cold on my commute.
Finally some weather I enjoy. People don’t care if I’m freezing 8 months in a year and I don’t care if people are sweating for a few days now 😛
Tips from a Sri Lankan who’d call this pretty much normal weather.
* Stay hydrated
* Stay in the shades
* Do as much natural cooling as much as you can, not artificial (A/Cs)
* Quick normal temp water showers
* Sit by where natural wind flows
* No heavy work in direct heat
* This may not be directly related to the EU. But over in Sri Lanka we know it’s hottest not when the sun is directly above but when the earth has heated up to the max. We avoid going outside from ~1pm to ~3pm
Yes they could. Some houses given how they’re designed will be hitting 40
Sorry man I’m afraid that Air Conditioning is the woke leftist agenda and is actually terrible and evil for the climate you claim to be so worried about
Also it is qol for rentoids, and we really don’t like them here in East Germany especially, except the money they pay
# Temperatures can rach 40+°C.
# There have been summers with 42°C in germany.
Of course they can..You act like Germany never gets hot or something. Ive been living here 10 years and every year it hits 40 at least a couple days a year.