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UK heatwave breaks 50-year temperature record for June
At least 1,000 schools and nurseries closed or cut hours as transport operators warned of major disruption and health officials issued heat alerts.
- On Wednesday, Charlwood, Surrey provisionally recorded 35.7C, the UK's hottest June temperature, surpassing the 1976 record of 35.6C, the Met Office confirmed.
- A 'heat-dome' settling over western Europe is driving the extreme heatwave, prompting the Health Security Agency to issue rare red heat health alerts across multiple regions through Thursday.
- At least 1,000 schools and nurseries across England and Wales have closed or adjusted schedules, with authorities warning that 'adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.'
- Transport For Wales cancelled services as travel authorities urged commuters to 'prepare for a disrupted journey,' while the RAC reported 20% more breakdowns on Tuesday than usual, warning Wednesday appeared 'even more challenging.'
- Met Office chief forecaster Matthew Lehnert said, 'This is exceptional heat for June with temperature records expected to be broken this week,' though cooler conditions with rain are forecast for early next week.
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The United Kingdom doubled this Wednesday its historical temperature record for a month of June, reaching above 36 degrees throughout the day, as part of the heat wave hitting much of Europe this week. “Provisionally, today is the warmest June day recorded in the United Kingdom, with 35.8°C marked on Wiggonholt, West Sussex (Southern England),” wrote the British Weather Office Met Office today on social network X. Lee also wrote...
·Chile
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Europe continues to groan under a heat wave. Great Britain records the highest June temperature since the beginning of the records. And France also reports record heat - with 40.9 degrees in Paris.
·Hamburg, Germany
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