factsheet_7-climate-of-south-west-england_2023.pdf
brought from mainland Europe on south easterly winds accompanied by strong sunshine. Records include 35.4 °C at Saunton Sands, a site which is next to a large dune/heath area in north Devon, and 34.5 °C at Yeovilton in Somerset, both on 3 August 1990. The highest UK temperature stands at 38.5 °C