If my rudimentary Excel skills are correct, September was equal with July for CET in 1980 and 1961. You have to go back to 1895 to find a warmer September (15.4) than July (15.2).
There have only been 4 Septembers which have beaten the July 2023 figure of 16.1C - 1729, 1865, 1949 and 2006. 2016 equalled it.
So a big ask but not impossible.
Originally Posted by: GezM