The UK's Hottest Summer on Record: A Warning Sign for Climate Action The Met Office has confirmed that this year's summer was the UK's hottest on record, with an average mean temperature of 16.
5C making it provisionally the warmest on record. Temperatures peaked at a scorching 38. 1C (100. 1F) at Kew Gardens in London on August 13th, surpassing even the infamous heatwave of 1976.
The extreme heat was not limited to England; Wales and Northern Ireland also shattered their records, while Scotland recorded its joint sixth hottest summer.