France, Germany and the UK all recorded their hottest ever September last month.
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00:00 Sunny skies linger across Europe despite the change of season, causing another month of
00:06 record high temperatures.
00:08 Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland have recorded their warmest
00:12 September on record.
00:14 In Germany and Belgium, temperatures are four degrees above the seasonal norm.
00:17 In France, that figure is 3.5 degrees above normal.
00:22 Even into the first few days of October, heat records have broken again in several regions
00:27 and that is causing concern.
00:29 "It's very worrying because it's not normal and every year it gets hotter and hotter.
00:37 And the heat, it feels like we're in August when we're actually in October."
00:42 "It's good to learn but it's very, very worrying, I think.
00:47 It's scary."
00:49 In Cyprus, temperatures are expected to stay above 30 degrees this week.
00:56 While in some regions, Spain and Portugal, they could hit as high as 40 degrees.
01:01 And while some might be tempted to flock to the beach during this unusually warm period,
01:05 authorities in Portugal are warning against doing so in unguarded areas.
01:09 This past weekend, at least one person died and another two are missing after going swimming.
01:14 (sound of waves)
01:16 (whooshing)