Heatwave: England has had its joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says

The Independent says England has had its joint hottest summer since records began in 1884, according to the Met Office.

Temperatures equalled those of 2018, with 17.1C the mean temperature recorded.

Four of the five warmest summers on record for England have all occurred since 2003 as the climate crisis increases average global temperatures.

The UK broke its highest temperature on record in July, when the mercury in thermometers in Coningsby, Lincolnshire reached 40.3C.

Some areas of England have also seen less than half of their typical summer rainfall, and the warmest and driest areas relative to the average were in the east of the country.

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/heatwave-summer-record-england-met-b2157674.html