Weather tracker: February temperature records broken in France and Spain

San Sebastián, where the temperature hit 27.6C last week, was among the cities that matched or exceeded their long-term February records. Photograph: Alvaro German Vilela/Alamy

The end of winter brought unseasonably high temperatures across much of Europe but particularly so in northern Spain and south-west France as numerous February temperatures records were broken.

Cities across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Basque Country, including Bordeaux, Bilbao and San Sebastián, matched or exceeded their long-term February records, with temperatures of 27.1C and 27.6C recorded in Bilbao and San Sebastián on Wednesday, more than 13C above average for the time of year.