Tuesday was the hottest day of the year so far in Germany, with temperatures reaching 39.5 degrees Celsius. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), this highest value was measured late Tuesday afternoon at the Duisburg-Baerl station, followed by Tönisvorst on the Lower Rhine near Krefeld with 39.2 degrees. Behind that was Hohenbostel in the town of Barsinghausen near Hanover at 39.1 degrees. Other readings were all below 39 degrees, the DWD reported. Before Tuesday, June 19 had been the hottest day so far in 2022, with up to 39.2 degrees recorded at stations in Cottbus and Dresden. The …