As temperatures soared 18 to 36 degrees Fahrenheit (10 to 20 Celsius) above normal from France to western Russia, thousands of records were broken between Saturday and Monday — many by large margins.Here are some of the most impressive records that were set in Europe on New Year’s Day:- In Poland, it was so warm that the January national high-temperature record was broken before sunrise.By Tuesday, the places where temperatures will be the most above-average are likely to shift toward Ukraine.Extreme heat visited Europe in waves throughout the year and was intensified by a historically severe summer drought.The science of heat domes and how drought and climate change make them worseAlthough the warmth is slowly easing in Europe as Arctic air creeps in from the northeast, above-normal temperatures are forecast for much of the mainland region through at least Jan. 10."