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UK on course for hottest summer on record, Met Office says
The UK is on course for its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said.
As things stand, the UK is well above its mean average temperature for summer so far (1 June to 10 August).
Currently it stands at 16.48C, which is 1.88C above the 1991-2020 average.
To become the confirmed hottest summer on record, the remainder of August can actually experience weather below the 1991-2020 average.
England has experienced even hotter temperatures than the rest of the UK, with a mean summer temperature 2.46C above the previous record.
If it comes to pass, this summer would surpass the record set only last year. Met Office senior scientist Mike Kendon said:
“Another record-breaking summer now looks increasingly likely for the UK, following the second-warmest June, and second-warmest July on record and yet another heatwave imminent.”
Pointing to repeated occasions in which the UK experienced temperatures of 35C or more, Kendon added:
