According to preliminary data, Great Britain experienced the hottest day on record on Tuesday and exceeded the 40 degree mark for the first time.
At London’s Heathrow Airport, 40.2 degrees Celsius were measured at midday, as the Met Office weather service announced on Tuesday according to preliminary data. Previously, 39.1 degrees Celsius were measured in Charlwood in the English county of Surrey – the first place to break the previous record. This was 38.7 degrees and was recorded in Cambridge in 2019.
Temperatures were expected to continue to rise as the day progressed. Up to 42 degrees were expected in parts of England. Tuesday night had also turned out to be the warmest so far.
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