Slovakia set a new national temperature record today, reaching 41.4C, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) said in a statement. Austria also notched another all-time high for the second consecutive day, with the national weather agency reporting 41.2C in the east of the country. Austria hits all-time temperature high for second day runningAustria recorded 41.2C in the east of the country, the national weather agency said. GeoSphere Austria said the reading in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg surpassed the previous national record of 41C set on Tuesday in the capital, Vienna. The surge comes amid an exceptional stretch of high temperatures and scant rainfall that has already rewritten several local records.