First of all, some very chauvinistic information: the thermal amplitude record has not been broken! Yes, the Swiss valley of La Brévine, located a few kilometers from the border with Doubs, experienced a big change in temperature between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. It thus went from -23.5°C, justifying its reputation as “Swiss Siberia” to… 6.6°C at the same time the next day!
But the record therefore remains French as a reminder the website Météofranccomtoise.fr. It is held by the famous village of Mouthe, in Doubs. On January 13, 1968, the temperature went from -36.7°C at daybreak to +1.1°C in the afternoon, or +38°C! Mouthe also holds the absolute cold record in France for -36.7°C. Chill…