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Met Office: Summer 2026 was UK's hottest ever

Published: Sep 1, 2026 17:251 source(s)
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The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), smashing the previous record of 34 days. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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