Ireland sees record air temperature as heatwave continues to sweep across much of Europe

Dublin has provisionally recorded its hottest day on record, according to Met Éireann.

Report informs, citing foreign media, that the temperature reached 33 degrees Celsius in Phoenix Park on Monday afternoon, 12.8 degrees above average for the weather station at this time of year.

Once verified, the temperature would be Ireland’s 2nd highest on record and the hottest in 135 years. The reading is only 0.3 degrees below the all-time record – 33.3 degrees at Kilkenny Castle on June 26th, 1887.

The extreme heat comes amid a nationwide warning for "exceptionally warm weather" until 7pm on Tuesday.