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UK Records Hottest Day Ever As Temperature Rises Above 40C

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Jul 19, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

The Meteorological Office, U.K.’s weather office, announced a temperature of 40.2 Celsius (104.4 Fahrenheit) was provisionally recorded on Tuesday
The previous record high temperature recorded in the U.K. was 38.7 C (101.7 F) in 2019

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom crushed its record for highest temperature ever recorded Tuesday as a scorching heat wave broiled much of mainland Europe, leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths and fierce wildfires.

The Meteorological Office, U.K.’s weather office, announced a temperature of 40.2 Celsius (104.4 Fahrenheit) was provisionally recorded on Tuesday in London. A temperature of 39.1 C (102.4 F) was provisionally recorded earlier in the day in the English village of Charlwood in Surrey.

The previous record high temperature recorded in the U.K. was 38.7 C (101.7 F) in 2019, according to the Met Office.

Tuesday’s highs will be “unprecedented,” said Met Office forecaster Rachel Ayers, adding temperatures would rise to as high as 104 or 105.8 F in parts of England in the afternoon.

The Met Office issued the U.K.’s first-ever Red warning for exceptional heat this week. At this warning level, illness may occur even among the “fit and healthy,” not just high-risk groups.

The warning covers Monday and Tuesday for parts of central, northern, eastern and southeastern England, the office said.

A lesser Amber Extreme heat warning is also in place for much of England, Wales and southern Scotland through Tuesday. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may also see broken temperature records, the Met Office said.

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Temperatures are expected to decrease to levels more typical for this time of year by the middle of next week, according to the Met Office.

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