Vietnamese authorities announced that a "record temperature of 44.1 degrees was registered yesterday at a weather station in the northern part of the country." The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that this temperature was recorded by its station in Thanh Hoa Province in the central north. This temperature exceeds the previous national record of 43.4 degrees. Climate expert Nguyen Ngoc Huy stated in a press interview that "this record is concerning in the context of climate change and global warming." Vietnam's climate varies between the north and south, but the entire country is currently experiencing hot months.