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The current heatwave gripping the UK is unlikely to break any daily temperature records, but the Met Office revealed on Thursday that this year has already seen eight days with temperatures reaching or exceeding 34°C. This total, spread over the year so far, marks a new calendar year record, overtaking the previous highs seen in 1976 and 2020. Two of these hot days occurred during the May heatwave, four during June, and so far two in this July heatwave. Temperatures of 34°C or higher are expected to continue, with another such reading forecast for Friday.
June’s heatwave was particularly intense, with temperatures peaking at 37.7°C in Lingwood, Norfolk—shattering the previous June record of 35.6°C. Wales experienced its hottest June day ever when Cardiff recorded 35.9°C, while Northern Ireland matched its highest June temperature at 30.8°C in Castlederg, County Tyrone. Scotland came close to its all-time June record of 32.2°C, set in 1893, with its highest temperature for June reaching 31.2°C at Threave, Dumfries and Galloway.
So far, during the July heatwave, the warmest temperature recorded was 35.5°C at Wisley in Surrey on Thursday. Although temperatures are expected to ease off slightly over the weekend, many areas are predicted to continue hitting the heatwave temperature thresholds for much of the following week. Despite comparisons to the prolonged heatwave of 1976, where the UK saw 16 consecutive days above 30°C, the current spell is not expected to surpass that particular record.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK remains from the extraordinary heatwave of 2022, when an astounding 40.3°C was registered in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. This extreme level of heat still stands as the benchmark for the nation’s temperature records
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