Record Heat Waves Scorch Slovakia and Austria This Summer

WHO:

ABC News - Slovak Meteorological Institute reported the record temperatures.

AP News - GeoSphere meteorological service provided data on Austria's temperatures.

WHAT:

ABC News - Slovakia recorded a new high temperature of 41.4 C (106.5 F) in Kamenica nad Hronom.

AP News - Austria's all-time high reached 41.2 C (106.1 F) in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.

ABC News - Slovakia experienced record high temperatures for the third time that summer.

AP News - The previous records in Slovakia were 41.0 C (105.8 F) on June 29 and 41.3 C (106.3 F) on June 30.

ABC News - The night of Tuesday into Wednesday was the hottest on record in Slovakia, with 28.4 C (83 F) in Skalica.

AP News - The 2007 high of 40.3 C (104.5 F) in Hurbanovo was surpassed.

WHERE:

ABC News - Kamenica nad Hronom, Slovakia.

AP News - Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria.

ABC News - Skalica, Slovakia.

AP News - Turna nad Bodvou, Slovakia.

AP News - Hurbanovo, Slovakia.

WHEN:

ABC News - The record high in Kamenica nad Hronom was reported on a Wednesday.

AP News - The previous records in Slovakia were set on June 29 and June 30.

WHY:

ABC News - Europe is experiencing an exceptionally hot and arid summer, leading to unprecedented fires and evacuations.

AP News - The continent is the fastest-warming in the world, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s.

HOW:

ABC News - The extreme heat has created tinderbox conditions across Europe.

(UPDATED August 6, 2026 05:11 UTC)

Slovakia has set a new high temperature record of 41.4 degrees Celsius, or 106.5 degrees Fahrenheit, in Kamenica nad Hronom, marking the third time this summer that the country has reached such extreme heat. Meanwhile, Austria has also recorded its all-time high temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius, or 106.1 degrees Fahrenheit, in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, as Europe continues to experience an exceptionally hot and arid summer. This intense heat has led to unprecedented fires and evacuations across the continent, which is warming at a rate twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s.