Many countries in Europe experienced an unusually hot weekend. Temperatures soared above 30 degrees across much of Western and Central Europe.

In parts of France and Spain, temperatures even reached over 35 degrees. In the process, a number of May records were broken. Near London, a weather station’s thermometer read 34.8 degrees. Beating the previous May record by a full two degrees.

In France, new monthly records were set at around 350 weather stations. The hottest temperatures were recorded on the southern coast of the Bay of Biscay, reaching up to 37 degrees.

And early summer is stepping it up a notch: from the Mediterranean region all the way up to the North Sea, it’s set to get even hotter in many places today. This could see further records broken.

It is not until Wednesday that temperatures will drop significantly, from the UK through the Benelux countries and Germany all the way to Poland. In south-western Europe, however, the heatwave is set to continue.