Temperatures in southern and central Sweden this week hit 82 degrees, the same as reported from the Mediterranean resort island of Majorca - good for vacationers but not so hot for farmers.
Or maybe a trifle too hot for farmers, who are complaining of the worst drought in 50 years.The national news agency TT said the water table dropped by up to a foot in parts of Sweden after a virtually snowless winter, dry spring and early summer.
Local authorities imposed irrigation bans in some areas, including the Skane and Blekinge agricultural provinces in the south.