Magdeburg/Leipzig (dpa/sa) - According to the German Weather Service (DWD), the thermometer on the Brocken climbed to a new daily high of 26.9 degrees Celsius by noon. "It has never been so warm on July 19 since weather records began," said a spokesman for the DWD in Leipzig. According to the information, the temperatures on the 1141 meter high mountain in the Harz Mountains have been measured since 1947. In view of the forecasts, it could be possible that 30 degrees Celsius could be reached on the Brocken on Wednesday, said the DWD spokesman.
Meanwhile, the temperatures in Saxony-Anhalt were well above this by noon on Tuesday in the Harz district and elsewhere. At Hye/Pabsdorf it was 34.9 degrees, in Quedlinburg (both in the Harz district) it was 34.3 degrees and in Bernburg (Salzland district) it was 34.8 degrees. In the state capital of Magdeburg, people sweated at 33.3 degrees Celsius. According to the DWD spokesman, an average of 38 degrees Celsius was expected for Saxony-Anhalt during the course of the day. According to the DWD forecast, it should be even hotter in the country on Wednesday.
