UK weather: Warmest New Year's Day on record as mercury hits 16.2C in London

UK experiences warmest New Year's Day on record

Britain recorded its warmest New Year's Day this time around after temperature hit 16 degrees Celsius for the first time. In St. James's Park in central London, the mercury climbed to 16.2C, as per provisional reading from the Meteorological Office. The previous record was of 15.6C. It was set in Cornwall in 1916. The unprecedented warm start to the year follows the UK seeing its hottest New Year's Eve on record, with several locations in Englan…

It's the warmest New Year's Day on record

Temperature reached 16.2C (61.1F) in London after December saw a warmer-than-usual run of days

UK enjoys warmest New Year’s Day on record as temperatures hit 16.2C

Provisional figure in London beats previous record of 15.6C set in Bude, Cornwall, in 1916

New Year’s Day the warmest on record after temperatures reach 16.2C

The Met Office has said New Year’s Day is provisionally the warmest on record after temperatures in St James’s Park in central London reached 16.2C.

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New Year's Day is warmest on record, Met Office says

The Met Office said it hit 16.2C in London - breaking a record set more than 100 years ago.