Published • loading... • Updated
UK summer was hottest on record, Met Office says, after severe heat, drought
The season averaged 16.5C, with climate change making such heat about 130 times more likely, the Met Office said.
- The Met Office is expected to confirm on Tuesday that summer 2026 was the hottest on record for the country, with official data arriving on the first day of meteorological autumn.
- Several records tumbled as five heatwaves hit the country this meteorological summer. Scientists note that British weather is getting warmer, with all five hottest summers occurring since 2000.
- Wet and windy conditions marked the start of the new season, with five flood alerts issued across England. Most of England and the whole of Wales remain in drought, with experts warning conditions will worsen without sustained rainfall.
- Summer 2025 previously held the record with a mean average temperature of 16.10C. Now, just a year later, that record has likely been surpassed as the country experienced multiple extreme heat events.
- Forecasters predict a period of unsettled weather into September, with rainfall concentrated in the North West and Scotland, while the South and East face longer, drier spells.
Insights by Ground AI
40 Articles
40 Articles
Even in the UK, temperatures have often risen above the 30-degree mark this summer. The weather service is now publishing preliminary data - with a clear result.
UK summer was hottest on record, Met Office says
Britain experienced its hottest summer since records began in 1884, according to provisional Met Office statistics published on Tuesday, after a season of intense heat and drought. The average mean temperature of 16.5 C meant this summer was the warmest on record for the second year in a row, the Met Office said.
·Nicosia, Cyprus
Read Full Article
UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running
Britain experienced its hottest summer on record for the second year in a row, the UK's national weather agency announced Tuesday, after weeks of successive heatwaves and widespread drought conditions.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources40
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 32%
C 47%
R 21%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
