France just had its hottest spring since records began in 1900, with temps 1.7°C above average, Meteo-France says.
France experienced its hottest spring on record in 2026, with an average temperature of 13.8 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees above the seasonal norm, according to Meteo-France.
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