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UK records highest May temperature since 2012 on hottest day of the year
The Met Office said 13 sites broke the May record as heat alerts warned of rising risks for health and social care services.
- On Monday, the Met Office confirmed Kew Gardens in London provisionally reached 34.8°C, breaking the previous May record of 32.8°C set in 1922 and 1944, with 13 sites across England surpassing the benchmark.
- Climate change is accelerating heatwave development, according to Met Office senior forecaster Greg Dewhurst, who said on Monday that extreme weather 'now just develops so quickly' compared to the past when conditions took days to build.
- Heathrow recorded 34.4°C, Northolt 34.2°C, and Teddington Bushy Park 34.0°C, while 97 Met Office monitoring stations hit or exceeded 30°C on Monday; Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell noted this 'goes to show just how many places would have succeeded their heatwave threshold.'
- The UK Health Security Agency issued amber and yellow heat alerts through Wednesday due to likely rises in deaths among vulnerable populations aged 65 and over, while South East Water distributed bottled water after approximately 502 customers experienced supply difficulties.
- Further records may tumble on Tuesday as temperatures are forecast to reach around 35°C in London with parts of central and southern England potentially seeing 36°C; if validated, seven of the UK's 12 monthly temperature records will have been set since 2003.
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