LONDON: England last month experienced its warmest June since information started in 1884, whereas the UK recorded its second-warmest June over the identical interval, the Meteorological Workplace mentioned on Tuesday (July 1).
The announcement of the provisional figures additionally coincided with Britain recording its hottest day of the 12 months thus far, as a lot of Europe swelters from an early summer season heatwave.
The mercury hit 33.6 levels Celsius on Tuesday in southeast England, topping the earlier hottest day on June 21.
The Met Workplace mentioned England noticed a document imply temperature of 16.9 levels Celsius for June. The UK’s imply temperature final month was solely surpassed in June 2023, it added.
Final month had two heatwaves in components of England and Wales, which recorded its third warmest June.
It adopted the UK — in any other case recognized for its damp and funky climate — additionally experiencing its warmest and sunniest spring in over a century in 2025.
“Previous research have proven it’s nearly sure that human affect has elevated the incidence and depth of maximum warmth occasions resembling this,” Met Workplace local weather scientist Amy Doherty mentioned.
