France, UK and Spain see record temperatures as heatwave grips western Europe
BBC World →Tens of millions of people are grappling with punishing temperatures, which have led to red heat alerts across the continent.
Heat Wave Covers East Central States
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CHICAGO, April 26—The present heat wave extending over the eastern half of the United States is unprecedented at this season in the history of the weather bureau, according to today's report of the weather bureau. The table of temperatures for yesterday shows that Milwaukee, Wis. and Montgomery, Ala. registered the same, 81 degrees. It was 80 at Chicago, and Columbus, O., with 90 degrees was the hottest spot reporting to the bureau.
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