(1/5)Bathers cool off in the water during the warm weather in Brighton, Britain, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso Acquire license rights
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius (91.8 degrees Fahrenheit) at London’s Kew Gardens.
The previous high this year was 32.6 C, reached on Thursday.
Britain’s national weather service said Saturday was also the sixth day in a row that the country recorded a temperature above 30C, well above average for the time of year.
The Met Office said last week that Britain had experienced its eighth warmest summer since 1884, with June being the country’s hottest on record. A rainy July and a mixed August followed.
In July 2022, Britain recorded its hottest day ever as temperatures surpassed the 40C mark for the first time.
Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Clelia Oziel and Alexander Smith
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