Poles seek relief at misting fountains amid record heat

Residents of Warsaw walked through misting fountains on 28 June 2026 as Poland reportedly logged its highest-ever temperature — a reading that, according to the IMGW, is still pending official confirmation.

A woman in Warsaw reached for a folding fan to cope with the heat on 28 June 2026, the day Poland reportedly surpassed a national temperature record that had stood for more than a century, pending confirmation by the IMGW.

A vendor in Warsaw resorted to spraying water around her stall on 28 June 2026, as temperatures across Poland reportedly hit an all-time national high — a figure the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) has yet to officially ratify.

A woman shielded herself with an umbrella in Warsaw on 28 June 2026 as Poland endured what the IMGW described as a potentially record-breaking heatwave — one that, if confirmed, would surpass a national high that has held for over 100 years.

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