Anecdote from Hamburg, Northern Germany. We have something like a "heat wave" here, with now 11 consecutive days above 30°C, which has never happened since the beginning of recording in 1891. Also very localized heavy rains with flooding and storms in the region. Where localized means tree fell onto overhead catenary of railroad and blocked mainline to Hannover.

Five kilometers away? Nothing. Funny times.

I interpret these events as the first manifestations of extreme weather events as projected by some climate models, due to more energy(heat) in the system.