HIGHEST TEMPERATURE IN BUDAPEST IN HISTORY

BUDAPEST, JUNE 29 /SRNA/ - A record high temperature was recorded in Budapest, the Hungarian Meteorological Service announced.

It said that a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius was recorded in Budapest yesterday, which is the highest since temperature measurements began in 1870.

The previous record was set on June 28, 1935, when the temperature was 39.9 degrees Celsius, TASS reminds.