Scotland records new maximum temperature

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Scotland records new maximum temperature 

From CNN’s Alex Hardie

People escape the heatwave by taking a barbecue in a river near the village of Luss in Argyll and Bute on the west bank of Loch Lomond, Scotland, Monday, July 18. (Andrew Milligan/AP)

Scotland has seen a new provisional record temperature, after 34.8 degrees Celsius (94.6 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in Charterhall in the Scottish Borders on Tuesday, according to the Met Office.

The previous record of 32.9 degrees Celsius (91.2 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in Greycrook, in the Scottish Borders, on August 9, 2003. 

Heat alerts were posted for at least 21 different countries in Europe on Tuesday.