Data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) and the Valencian Meteorology Association (Avamet) place Miramar (Valencia) among the locations with the highest temperatures in Spain, reaching 40.4 degrees. Other towns like Pego (Alicante) recorded 39.5 degrees, and Sagunto (Valencia) 39.1 degrees, according to Aemet. Avamet's observatory network also confirmed values above 40 degrees in Guadasséquies (Valencia), and highs of 39.4 in Miramar beach, 39.3 in Pego, 39.2 in Vilallonga, and 39.1 in Oliva.
Despite the extreme heat, afternoon storms, accompanied by wind and wet downbursts, caused significant thermal decreases. In Polinyà de Xúquer (Valencia), the temperature dropped from 37.7 degrees to 18.1, a decrease of 19.6 degrees in a short period. These contrasts meant that, in many observatories, the day's minimum temperatures were not recorded at dawn but in the afternoon, as Aemet explained.
Daytime minimums were also unusual. In València city, the minimum was 24.5 degrees, and in Castellón de la Plana, 24.1 degrees. In Alicante, temperatures exceeded 30 degrees. Among the lowest afternoon minimums recorded were 16.6 degrees in Fontanars dels Alforins (Valencia) at 15:10, 17 degrees in Zarra at 17:10, and 17.1 degrees in Ademuz, highlighting the abrupt cooling associated with the storms.
Another notable thermal drop occurred in Carcaixent (Valencia), where the temperature fell from 38.7 to 20.4 degrees, a difference of 18.3 degrees. These climatic contrasts marked a day with some of the highest maximums in the country and unusually recorded minimums during the afternoon.
