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Britain’s remarkable summer is already rewriting the weather record books. From unprecedented runs of 35°C days to record-breaking temperatures and one of the longest heatwaves in decades, here’s how 2026 is already making meteorological history.
Britain’s summer of 2026 has already secured its place in the weather record books.
After three heatwaves in quick succession, record-breaking temperatures and an unprecedented run of exceptionally hot days, meteorologists say this has become one of the most remarkable summers ever observed in the UK.
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And with hot weather expected to continue well into next week, more milestones could still fall.
A summer that keeps breaking records
The most striking statistic is that 2026 has become the first year in UK records to reach 35°C or higher during May, June and July.
June also proved exceptional. A provisional temperature of 37.7°C was recorded at Lingwood in Norfolk, setting a new June record for the UK and comfortably surpassing the previous benchmark of 35.6°C, which had stood since 1957 and was matched during the
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