UK beats May heat record with 33.5℃ registered near London
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Britain broke its record on Monday for the hottest day in May, according to the national weather bureau, with the mercury rising to 33.5℃ near London
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UK beats May heat record with 33.5℃ registered near London
Britain broke its record on Monday for the hottest day in May, according to the national weather bureau, with the mercury rising to 33.5℃ near London as the country baked in a sweltering scorcher.
The previous hottest May day saw 32.8℃ heat, first registered in 1922 and again in 1944.
It is just the latest temperature record to tumble in the UK, which saw its hottest year on the books in 2025, with scientists warning that the country is unprepared for the ever-more frequent heatwaves driven by man-made climate change.
The Met Office had earlier projection highs of 35℃, after scorcher conditions spread to parts of southeast England and London by Sunday night.
"Temperatures at Heathrow have recently reached 33.5℃, provisionally beating the all-time May record," the Met Office wrote on social press.
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