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Budapest sets temperature record at 41.1 degrees
A temperature of 41.1 degrees recorded in Budapest on August 5 surpassed the previous record of 41 degrees set at the beginning of summer. Water-use restrictions remain in place in 629 municipalities due to the heat wave, while the highest alert level is in effect in 13 municipalities.
Temperatures in Budapest rose to 41.1 degrees on August 5, surpassing the previous record of 41 degrees set at the beginning of summer.
The heat wave caused nighttime temperatures in the capital’s János Hill area to fall to only 28 degrees. This was recorded as the warmest night ever measured in Hungary.
Temperatures reached 41.4 degrees in Budakalász
Temperatures in the town of Budakalász, near Budapest, were measured at 41.4 degrees. This was just below the national record of 42 degrees recorded in the town of Szécsény on June 30.
Water restrictions in effect in 629 municipalities
The heat wave has also adversely affected Hungary’s water and energy systems. Water-use restrictions are in effect in 629 municipalities, while the highest alert level is being applied in 13 municipalities.
The army is also helping deliver drinking water to the worst-affected areas. Hungarian Environment Minister Laszlo Gajdos announced that water consumption nationwide had fallen by 9 percent in recent days.
Gajdos urged households to continue reducing nonessential water use.
Lower water levels affect production at the Paks plant
The record decline in the water level of the Danube has also adversely affected production at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, which meets approximately half of the country’s electricity needs.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that the Danube’s water level had risen by 9 centimeters since Sunday. Magyar said the increase had enabled a turbine at the Paks plant, which was operating at approximately 10 percent of its capacity, to be brought back online.
Magyar said the heat wave was continuing and that households and businesses needed to voluntarily reduce their electricity consumption.
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