June was UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office
by PA Media from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CP19)
Average temperature of 15.8C almost a full degree higher than previous highs for the month
The Met Office has confirmed June was the hottest on record for the UK, eclipsing the last hottest by nearly a full degree.
Across the month, the country recorded an average mean temperature of 15.8C, beating the previous record of 14.9C, recorded in 1940 and 1976 and about 2.5C above the usual June average.
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