The Met Office has confirmed that the UK experienced its hottest June on record, with an average monthly temperature of 15.8°C. This surpassed the previous highest average June temperature, recorded in 1940 and 1976, by 0.9°C. Scientists also noted that climate change doubled the likelihood of surpassing the previous joint record. Temperature records were broken in 72 out of 97 areas across the UK where temperature data is collected.
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Not only did the UK set a new record for the hottest June overall, but England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland each recorded their warmest June since data collection began in 1884. Mark McCarthy from the Met Office stated, “It’s officially the hottest June on record for the UK, for mean temperature as well as the average maximum and minimum temperature.”
