European countries celebrate New Year's Eve with unusually high temperatures

Temperatures on New Year's Eve and the final day of the year were

in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Meteorologists in the United Kingdom reported 15.3 degrees Celsius in the morning, the highest temperature ever recorded on the final day of the year in the United Kingdom.

This year's Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in France were also the hottest since 1947, according to

. Due to rising temperatures, several ski resorts in Alsace and Lorraine have had to shut down. Spain's Granada also recorded temperatures higher than 23 degrees Celsius, which was 4 degrees higher than the previous record in 2015.

In Hungary, the country's meteorological bureau reported 18 degrees Celsius

Fertorakos near the Austrian border, in more than a century. The temperature in Budapest reached 15 degrees Celsius, the highest in 20 years. Temperatures in the West and sections of the Italian Alps have also been extremely high in recent days. Temperatures in are expected to increase to 15 to 16 degrees Celsius, .

Warm weather on the final day of the year and New Year's Eve might make it perfect for people to enjoy the New Year outside with friends and family. These signs, however, are definitely warnings of global warming.

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