The Netherlands: Some 400 heat deaths in Netherlands’ hottest week ever

Over 400 more people died in the Netherlands last week, during the hottest week since temperature measurements started, than in the weeks before, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday.

The recorded coronavirus related deaths were low, so the excess mortality "is thus almost entirely attributable to the higher temperatures", the stats office said. The Netherlands was in a national heatwave from August 5 to 16, lasting a total of 13 days. On nine of those days, temperatures topped 30 degrees. For the first time ever, the Netherlands saw eight consecutive days with temps above 30.Last week was also the hottestweek ever measured in the Netherlands, with an average maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius.

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European Heatwave:The Netherlands swelters in first official heatwave of 2020

Bilt (a town near Utrecht)stay above 25 degrees for at least five days, with three of those days seeing temperatures above 30 degrees. Between August 5 and August 9, the maximum temperatures in De Bilt have been: 28,3 degrees, 31 degrees, 34degrees, 34,6 degrees, and 32,6 degrees.

The last official heatwave in the Netherlands was in August 2019. The current heatwave is
the 29th one recorded in the Netherlands since records began in 1901.The longest Dutch heatwave was in 1975 between July 29 and August 15.

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Summer: Netherlands lifeguards called to 700 rescues in one warm week - by Janene Pieters

 During the last blast of summer weather this week in the Netherlands, lifeguards had to rescue or help at least 700 people. That number will increase as the week is not over yet and some stations haven’t submitted their figures, RTL Nieuws reports.

According to a spokesperson for the lifeguards association, most incidents were relatively harmless, such as bee or wasp stings. Twice someone had to be rescued from the water. Many people fell ill due to the heat. And dozens of kids were reunited with their parents on beaches.

During an average hot week lifeguards in the Netherlands help about a thousand people.

This week is the last week of summer holiday for many Dutch and the weather seems to be celebrating it. Meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow weather warning for persistent heat on Tuesday and keeps extending it. It is currently in effect for the whole country and will stay in effect until Sunday.

While the weekend will still be warm, with temperatures in the high 20’s, it will be more cloudy with a chance of showers. On Monday the weather takes a decided dip to afternoon temperatures around 21 degrees.

On Thursday Weeronline announced that this summer is in the top 10 of hottest summers in the Netherlands since temperature measurement started in De Bilt in 1901.



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