“What is striking is the persistence of the heat for a large part of the month, with temperatures largely around 25°C, and even sometimes a little higher than 30°C”, explained Marc McCarthy, services meteorological.
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Summer is off to a hot start in the UK. Across the Channel, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in terms of average, maximum and minimum temperatures, announced the British meteorological services on Monday July 3.
The average temperature reached 15.8°C, 0.9°C higher than the previous record, set at 14.9°C in June 1940 and June 1976, the Met Office detailed. A temperature of 32.2°C was reached, detailed Mark McCarthy of the British meteorological services, quoted in a press release. “What is striking is the persistence of the heat for a large part of the month, with temperatures largely around 25°C, and even sometimes a little above 30°C”he added.
Water use restrictions
The UK experienced several hot days around mid-June. These temperatures have led authorities to impose reductions in water use in the south-east of England, while Scotland has worried about the level of water in its rivers and lochs. Precipitation was also below average, with just 52.2 mm of rain, or 68% of the average level for June month.
According to a study by the Met Office, the likelihood of heat records being broken in the coming years has increased in the UK. High temperatures and recurrent heat waves are an unequivocal marker of global warming, and are set to increase and intensify further.