Belgium records warmest late-September day on record: 27.6°C in Ukkel

Ukkel, Belgium's reference station, hit 27.6°C on 29 September, breaking the previous daily record of 27.3°C from 2011 and marking the warmest temperature this late in the year. The reading, reported by KMI meteorologist David Dehenauw, underscores an ongoing pattern of record warmth in Western Europe, though it is a single-day observation rather than a climate trend indicator.