Weather stations in Luxembourg and France recorded unseasonably high temperatures on Friday 10 April. In Findel, temperatures reached 23.3° by 2.40pm, while the weather sensor at Frescaty air base near Metz recorded 24.1° at 4pm and even 24.6° on Thursday.
The Républicain lorrain noted the previous record for the same date harks back to 2011, at 23.8° on 10 April.
On average, temperatures during the day in April reach a maximum of 15°C.
Météo France said all of northern France had experienced unusually high temperatures over the last week.
The organisation explained the heatwave is expected to last over the weekend, with temperatures predicted to reach 27°C in Strasbourg on Sunday. But the weather will take a turn on Monday, dropping almost ten degrees as cold air arrives from the north.
