Germany recorded a preliminary national high temperature of 41.5°C on a date covered by recent reporting, exceeding the prior all-time mark of 41.2°C set in 2019. The German Weather Service issued red alerts for most of the country while infrastructure incidents and one nursing-home death were reported alongside similar alerts in Eastern Europe. Multiple sources document the temperature reading, highway damage, rail advisories, and regional alerts without establishing causation for all secondary events.