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UK Met Office Confirms Summer 2026 as Hottest on Record Amid Prolonged Heatwaves

Britain’s Meteorological Office has officially declared the summer of 2026 the hottest since national records began in 1884, following five consecutive heatwaves and severe drought conditions. The milestone marks the second consecutive year the UK has broken its summer temperature records.

1 Sept, 12:59 — 1 Sept, 15:07
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FTVery High1h ago

Summer 2026 was the hottest since records began in 1884, Met Office says

Top five warmest seasons have all occurred since 2003 as human-caused climate change takes hold, UK scientists say

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The IndependentMostly Factual1h ago

A series of heatwaves leads Britain to record its hottest summer

Britain's summer has been the hottest on record, according to provisional data from the national weather service

By Via AP news wire

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rte-newsMostly Factual2h ago

This summer was UK's warmest since records began

This summer was the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the country's Met Office.

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cyprus-mail3h ago

UK summer was hottest on record, Met Office says

Britain experienced its hottest summer since records began in 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics published on Tuesday, after a season of intense heat and drought. The average mean temperature of 16.5 C meant this summer was the warmest on record for the second year in a row, the Met Office said.

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in-cyprus1h ago

UK summer was hottest on record, Met Office says, after severe heat, drought

Britain had its hottest summer since records began, provisional Met Office statistics published on Tuesday said, after a season of intense heat and drought that has tested infrastructure, food production and wildfire-fighting capacity. The agency said Britain had experienced record warmth for the second summer in a row, according to statistics that go back to […]

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