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.
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Britain Has Experienced Its Hottest Summer on Record. Climate Change Is Making Heatwaves More Likely
This summer was the hottest on record in Britain. According to the Met Office, climate change has made the likelihood of such high temperatures in the UK 130 times higher.
Summer 2026 ‘provisionally hottest on record’ for UK
This summer’s average mean temperature of 16.5°C has made it “provisionally the warmest on record”, according to the Met Office. It was also the warmest season for the UK in a series which goes back to 1884, the weather forecaster said. In addition, it was one of the sunniest summers on record (dating back to […] The post Summer 2026 ‘provisionally hottest on record’ for UK appeared first on Agriland.co.uk.
It was the hottest summer in UK history. It didn't take long to break the record - the previous one fell just a year ago. According to experts, the five hottest summer periods in the islands occurred after 2000, showing how climate change is affecting the region.
Drought, wildfires & a brutal 'once-in-a-millennium' summer plague Britain
Britain has endured its hottest summer on record, marked by successive heat waves, drought, destructive wildfires and water restrictions. The Met Office said the 16.5°C mean temperature surpassed last year’s record. Scientists say human-caused climate change made such extreme heat 130 times more likely, underscoring a deepening climate crisis.
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