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A significant heatwave affected the UK in July 2022. The UK recorded its hottest-ever temperature of 40.3°C in Coningsby in Lincolnshire. According to the Met Office, over 34 locations exceeded the UK’s previous temperature record of 38.7°C in 2019.
Jul 22, 2021 · In the 1976 heatwave, the hottest day of all was 3 July, with temperatures reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) in Cheltenham. This week highs of 31.6C (88.9F) were recorded at Heathrow and 30.2C (86.4F)...
Aug 10, 2022 · The hottest day of the year proved to be 3 July, when the mercury hit an alarming 35.9C in Cheltenham. Photographs of the period show revellers of all ages crowding onto Brighton beach and...
In early August 2020, at least twenty stations across southern England recorded maximum temperatures reaching 34 °C or more on six consecutive days. Five “tropical nights” were also recorded,...
In the past three decades the country has become 0.9C warmer on average, according to the UK State of the Climate report in 2020. Nine out of ten of the hottest days ever recorded in the UK...
Jul 22, 2022 · A new event summary from the Met Office shows that the UK’s recent extreme heat was far more intense and widespread than previous comparable heatwaves. This was the first time 40°C has been...
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Jul 19, 2022 · The heatwave that hit the UK in the summer of 1976 was one of the longest in living memory – and, boy, does it live on. On Tuesday, Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever...
