At 38.6C, the highest temperature in Germany so far this year was measured on Sunday in the western city of Trier, according to the German Weather Service (DWD).
From prolonged droughts to unpredictable weather and hotter days: the effects of global warming are already becoming increasingly noticeable in Germany.
The uncharacteristically hot weather sweeping across Germany has broken records and almost sold the country out of cooling fans and beer bottles - but it has also unearthed a few secrets.
Almost fifty rescue workers were called to a pupils' track and field event in Hamburg on Tuesday due to complaints of the heat. It was the hottest day of the year in the Hanseatic city, with the mercury hitting 33.7C.
Around 500 football fans were packed into an S-Bahn service to the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday evening when the train broke down, causing panic.
Heat over 40 degrees, weeks without rain, sudden storms and flash floods – in the summer of 2015 Germany experienced all these things. Are these extremes set to become the norm?
With elevated heat during this time of year, many worry about the risk of parents leaving their children inside hot cars. This time, it was the baby leaving the parent a bit stranded.
Weather forecasters said on Friday that temperatures in some parts of the country may rival national records as Germany continues to sweat under a heatwave.
Germany can expect a cooler Tuesday with heavy showers in the west of the country before returning to high summer conditions over the weekend, the German Weather service said.
UPDATE: A US student and an eight-year-old boy are among at least 18 swimmers to have died since Friday as bathers try to cool off in a heatwave which has brought highs of 36C to Germany.
German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Sunday said it had paid €2.7 million in compensation to 23,000 passengers who suffered sweltering heat onboard high-speed trains with faulty air conditioning units.
Train travellers are in for an uncomfortable 10 days ahead, with rail authorities warning that Deutsche Bahn’s air conditioners are built only to cope with temperatures of up to 32 degrees, according to a Thursday media report.
The German Weather Service (DWD) on Wednesday issued a tornado warning for northern and western Germany, as severe storms cling to the tail of the heat wave moving across the country.
A storm front hitting western Germany on Monday afternoon left two people dead and several injured as winds and thunderstorms followed a brutal heat wave.
Germany’s weather bureau has issued thunderstorm warnings for parts of the country, with Wednesday's warm weather forecast to give way to heavy rain, hail and squalls on Thursday.
Widespread sunshine combined with warm Mediterranean air moving into Germany have meteorologists expecting record highs in the coming days, the German Weather Service (DWD) reported on Wednesday.
Anyone planning a weekend outing will enjoy sunshine and springlike temperatures in the coming days as a high pressure system moves over the Alps and into central Germany, the DWD weather service reported on Friday.
