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FRANKFURT, Germany - July was the hottest and sunniest month ever recorded in Germany, the country's weather service said Friday. The average temperature was 22.1 C (71.8 F), according to provisional figures. The previous record was 21.3 C (70.3 F), recorded in July 1994.
The weather service, which has nationwide records dating back to 1901, said this month's average includes forecast temperatures for the remaining days.
Uwe Kirsche, a spokesman for the weather service, said forecasting techniques were so accurate that the final figure could vary by no more than 0.1 of a degree, weather service spokesman
The service said the average number of hours of sunshine for July was about 336 hours. The previous record, also recorded in July 1994, was 289 hours.
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