The Czech Republic has just marked a historic meteorological milestone with its earliest recorded tropical day.

Across the nation, weather stations are buzzing with reports of unprecedented heat, breaking longstanding temperature records.

This groundbreaking event has been confirmed by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI).

“More than half of our monitoring stations are reporting summer-like conditions, with maximum temperatures soaring to 25°C or higher. Yet, in many towns, the mercury has already climbed higher, surpassing 30.6°C, officially marking a tropical day (30°C or above). These unseasonably high temperatures for early April are quite exceptional,” remarked meteorologists.

The highest recorded temperature was in České Budějovice at a sweltering 30.9 degrees Celsius, knocking off the original record of 30.6 degrees, recorded earlier the same day in Prague.

This warmth has shattered temperature records at numerous weather stations across the country with more than three decades of data, according to meteorological records.

Previously, the earliest tropical day on record was April 17, 1934, when Vlašim recorded a sizzling 30 degrees Celsius. However, this longstanding record has now been surpassed, establishing April 7, 2024, as the earliest tropical day in Czech history.

Weather forecasts indicate that the warmth will persist into Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures potentially reaching as high as 28 degrees Celsius.

A moderate cooldown is anticipated, with temperatures dropping by approximately 10 degrees. Nevertheless, anticipation is high as projections suggest that temperatures above 20 degrees will make a welcome return next weekend.

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