Record Value 48.0°C (118.4°F) Date of Record 10/7/1977 Length of Record 1956-present Instrumentation Maximum/Minimum Thermometer Geospatial Location Athens, Greece[36°06'N, 23°47'W, elevation: 236m (774ft)]

References

Athanasios D. Sarantopoulos, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Division of Climatology & Applications, Department of Control and Processing of Climatological Data

Discussion

Information supplied by Dr. Athanasios D. Sarantopoulos indicates that two cities (Athens and Elefsina) reached temperatures of 48.0°C on 10 July 1977.