Record-Warm February Brings Early Summer to Southern France
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Towns in southern France on Monday registered record-warm temperatures for February, with thermometers hitting more than 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit).
A northward flux of very warm African air brought summer-like temperatures to towns including Frejus on the Mediterranean Sea and Biarritz on the Atlantic Ocean, said Patrick Galois, a forecaster at weather office Meteo-France. The warmth is causing premature plant growth and has melted snow in Alpine resorts, he said.