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Bernburg Reaches 40.5°C: New July Heat Record for Saxony-Anhalt
Bernburg's weather station in Salzlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) recorded 40.5°C on July 30, 2026 — the highest temperature registered in Germany that day, according to preliminary data from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). This marks a new July heat record for Saxony-Anhalt since record-keeping began in the state. The previous July record was 40°C, set in 2022 at Huy-Pabstorf in Landkreis Harz.