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Highest monthly total (UK national average) [11] 266 hours UK (national average) May 2020 Highest monthly total (England) [2] 383.9 hours Eastbourne, Sussex: July 1911 Highest monthly total (Northern Ireland) [2] 298 hours Mount Stewart, County Down: June 1940 Highest monthly total (Scotland) [2] 329.1 hours Tiree, Argyll & Bute: May 1975
July 1808 was the second hottest July on record, at the time with an extreme notable heatwave from the 12th to 15 July, peaking on the 13th and 14th. Temperatures above 36 °C (97 °F) were recorded in many areas on the 13th and 14th, with London reaching 38 °C (100 °F) [ 1 ] on the 13th, with a possible reading of 41 °C (105 °F).
On 25 July, Bloomberg News reported that South East London had narrowly avoided experiencing a blackout on 20 July, after the increase in demand for electricity caused by the hot weather. [51] It was prevented by the National Grid purchasing electricity from Belgium at the highest price the UK had ever paid. They were reported to have paid £ ...
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The hottest day of the year so far has seen the country basking in sizzling temperatures of more than 29C (84.2F). A high of 29.5C (85.1F) was recorded at Northolt in west London on Thursday ...
This weekend, much of the UK will return to the warm conditions enjoyed over much of the extended Easter weekend, with highs of 14C London expected on Saturday afternoon. Sunday looks even more ...
St James's Park in London recorded the country's hottest April day in nearly 70 years when temperatures reached 28.1 °C (82.6 °F). [6] The unseasonably hot weather lasted for four days. On 22 April, the hottest London Marathon ever was recorded, with the temperature reaching 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). No national records were broken, but many ...
A temperature of 20.2C has been recorded in the Scottish Highlands, the Met Office has said.