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The German Weather Service (DWD) confirmed that 42.6C was recorded at its station in Lingen, Lower Saxony in western part of the country, on Thursday at 6 pm – the hottest temperature since records began.
It came only a few hours after a new record of 41.5C was recorded in Lingen.
On Wednesday, a previous record of 40.5C was reached in Geilenkirchen, near Mönchengladbach.
Until yesterday, the previous heat record was 40.3 degrees and was measured in the summer of 2015 in Kitzingen, Bavaria.
The DWD tweeted to announce the "preliminary new temperature record" in Lingen.
Earlier on Thursday, the DWD said 40.6C was measured at the Bonn-Roleber station at 2.20pm.
But it could yet become even hotter as the mercury continues to rise.
It came only a few hours after a new record of 41.5C was recorded in Lingen.
On Wednesday, a previous record of 40.5C was reached in Geilenkirchen, near Mönchengladbach.
Until yesterday, the previous heat record was 40.3 degrees and was measured in the summer of 2015 in Kitzingen, Bavaria.
The DWD tweeted to announce the "preliminary new temperature record" in Lingen.
Earlier on Thursday, the DWD said 40.6C was measured at the Bonn-Roleber station at 2.20pm.
But it could yet become even hotter as the mercury continues to rise.
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