It hit a record-breaking 113.2 degrees Fahrenheit in Villevieille, France, just before 3 pm local time. That's one degree higher than the previous record set in 2003.
France reached its highest-ever temperature on Friday as continental Europe continues to struggle with an intense heat wave.
The mercury reached 45.1 degrees Celsius just before 3 p.m. local time in Villevieille, in the Gard department in southern France, according to the French national weather service Météo-France.How your health is at risk during a heatwaveThis is 1 degree higher than the previous record from 2003. French authorities have taken a number of radical steps this week to prevent a repeat of the tragic consequence of the 2003 heat wave, in which 14,000 people died in that country alone.
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