Warm winter temperatures across Europe 'extreme weather event', say meteorologists

A number of nations across Europe have experienced record temperature highs in what meteorologists have called an “extreme weather event”.

National records have fallen in eight countries - and regional records in another three.

Warsaw, Poland, saw highs of 18.9C (66F) on Sunday while Bilbao, Spain, experienced 25.1C - more than 10C above average.

Temperatures in the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark and Belarus also broke national records.

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