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32.2 °C (90.0 °F), recorded at Heathrow Airport, London on 21 July 2021. The 2021 Britain and Ireland heat wave was a period of unusually hot weather in July 2021 that led to record-breaking temperatures in the UK and Ireland.
Dec 30, 2021 · The wettest May on record in Wales, fifth wettest for England and fourth wettest for the UK overall. An unseasonably warm spell at the end of March reaching 24.5°C at Kew. A cool spring...
Mar 29, 2022 · The Met Office's heatwave thresholds vary in the UK between 25C to 28C, with London previously the only area to have a limit of 28C. Most counties in the south east of England have a...
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Jul 19, 2022 · We know what's behind this - the greenhouse gas emissions caused by our burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas, which trap heat in our atmosphere. They have helped push the concentration...
Jul 19, 2022 · The Met Office estimates that the extreme heat we are seeing has been made ten times more likely because of it. We are being warned it can pose a life-threatening risk to even normally healthy ...
Jul 19, 2021 · The Met Office launched its new extreme heat warning at the start of June 2021 to highlight potential widespread disruption and adverse health effects. It comes after a record-breaking number...
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Mar 30, 2021 · 30 March 2021 8:51pm. Police warned crowds gathering in parks will be broken up as people enjoyed the warmest day in March for more than 50 years. The “exceptionally warm" spell of weather...