Holidaymakers and residents in Spain are being urged to take precautions as a new extreme heat warning is issued. The holiday hotspot has been experiencing its hottest-ever May, with temperatures hitting 40C this week.
It is being caused by hot air coming across from North Africa. As well as extreme heat, dusty skies are being seen as a result, reports the LiverpoolECHO.
A total of 10 regions are now subject to a heat warning. Even overnight temperatures are not dropping below 20C in areas where the average for the time of year is between 10C and 15C.
Weather agency AEMET said this was the first time in more than 100 years that the city of Daroca had reached 36C in May. Meanwhile, the city of Jaén in southern Spain recorded its highest ever May temperature of 40C on Friday, the BBC reports.
Writing on Twitter, AEMET said: "On Saturday, May 21, numerous records were broken in Spain for the highest maximum and minimum temperature. Segovia recorded its first tropical night in the month of May. Daroca reached 36C for the first time in May in more than 100 years."
Holidaymakers and residents are advised to stay hydrated and wear light clothing. Physical activity should also be reduced and vulnerable, chronically ill or pregnant people should be kept out of the sun.
It comes after India and Pakistan experienced exceptional weather conditions over the last few weeks, with people enduring temperatures of almost 50C. Scientists have warned that the unseasonably high temperatures are a result of climate change with heatwaves set to become more intense and frequent in the future.
