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There is some evidence that France is seeing the effects of climate change. To what extent climate change is influenced by overlaying longer term cycles or influenced by man is a question of some discussion.

The weather appears be becoming milder in winter. Summers are more changeable and there are increasingly violent storms.

Table :

	Highest temp	Highest ave temp	Lowest temp	Lowest ave temp	Driest year	Wettest year
	year	year	year	year	year	year
Bordeaux	1990	1997	1985	1956	1953	1960
Brest	1949	1989	1947	1963	1953	1960
Nimes	1947	1994	1948	1956	1967	1972
Paris	1947	1994	1879	1879	1921	2000
Strasbourg	1952	2000	1971	1956	1949	1987

Source :http://www.meteofrance.com

These highest average temperatures have all been within the past 20 years, and all the lowest average temperatures have been more than 50 years ago.