Provisional Met Data Show Summer 2022 In England Tied With 2018 For Hottest On Record
England has had its joint hottest summer on record, tying with 2018 in data stretching back to 1884, the Met Office has said. Provisional figures show the summer of 2022, covering June, July and August, had an average temperature of 17.1C, tying with 2018 to be the warmest on record.
It means that four of the five warmest summers on record for England have occurred since 2003, as the effect of human-induced climate change is felt on the country’s summer temperatures, the Met Office said.
England also had its sixth driest summer on record, and the driest since 1995, according to Met Office data going back to 1836. The UK as a whole saw 62% of its usual summer rainfall. It was also sunnier than usual, with an average of 582 hours recorded, 115% of the 1991-2020 average.
The hot summer included the record-breaking heat in July, which saw temperatures climb above 40C for the first time in the UK, as climate breakdown drives more frequent and intense heatwaves.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/01/england-has-had-joint-hottest-summer-on-record
