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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.
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,...
Jun 11, 2021 · The maximum areas and maximum temperatures of the heatwaves were found to be highly correlated. The heatwave of 1976, in many ways, remains the most extreme event to have affected the UK, owing to its large area and long duration with temperatures above 30°C.
- Alexander D. Beckett, Alexander D. Beckett, Michael G. Sanderson
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- 2021
- 11 June 2021
Still, most of the world sees the British heat, topping out around the 30°C mark, as almost quaint – especially in the face of climate change-induced wildfires ravaging much of the US and Europe. But there's more to the story. Before dismissing it as typical British moaning, heed our warning: according to science, it is far worse when you get here.
Jul 19, 2022 · BBC News. Temperatures higher than 40C have been recorded in the UK for the first time. According to provisional Met Office data, Coningsby in Lincolnshire has reported temperatures of 40.3C -...
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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The 2022 European summer broke a number of temperature records where a new record daily maximum temperature of 40.3°C was reached on 19th July making it the hottest July heat wave event in the UK.
