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temperature reached in the UK so far this year is 27.5C at Heathrow on 17th May. It is still relatively unusual for temperature to reach the mid 30C’s in June and you have to go back to 1976 for the highest recorded June UK temperature (records date from 1884). 35.6C was reached at Southampton Mayflower

, it is unlikely that the June temperature record of 35.6°C at Mayflower Park, Southampton on 28 June 1976 will be broken. 30°C has now been recorded in southeast England, meaning we have experienced the longest June hot spell over 30°C since 1976 with five consecutive days of high temperatures

very widely on 26 to 28 June and 34 °C reached in several locations on each date. On 28 June 1976, 35.6 °C was recorded at Southampton, Mayflower Park, the equal-highest June temperature on record for the UK. Last updated: 19 January 2018 © Crown Copyright

Southern England: climate This describes the main features of the climate of Southern England from Kent westwards to Wiltshire and Dorset Much of the eastern half of this area is densely populated, as it includes Greater London and centres of population such as Reading, Slough, Southampton

at Faversham on 10 August 2003.  The dry spell has been most prolonged in East Anglia and Southeast England. Most especially much of East Anglia and Cambridgeshire, extending through Essex into London and also around Bournemouth and Southampton.  Parts of the Midlands have also been very dry. The last day

to the Met Office every hour. Every two years they need servicing to make sure they’re in good working order. As they stand at 6 m tall and weigh over 4.5 tonnes, a crane is needed to bring them onto the boat and back to a dock – either Southampton or a partner site around the UK. Once there, James

to reach the mid 30°Cs in June and you have to go back to 1976 for the highest recorded June UK temperature (records date from 1884). 35.6°C was reached at Southampton Mayflower Park on 28th June 1976. A Level 3 Heat-Health Alert has been issued for the much of the South East and eastern England

temperature (records date from 1884). 35.6C was reached at Southampton Mayflower Park on 28th June 1976. The average June maximum temperature for the UK as a whole is 18C.   An Environment Agency spokesperson said: “There is a low-risk of drought for public water supplies this summer. However

into London and also around Bournemouth and Southampton.  Parts of the Midlands have also been very dry. The last day of very widespread rainfall for East Anglia and the south-east was 29 May. Hot weather often brings the risk of showers and thunderstorms and we are expecting of a scattering

. The all-time record in the UK is 38.5° C at Faversham on 10 August 2003.  The dry spell has been most prolonged in East Anglia and Southeast England. Most especially much of East Anglia and Cambridgeshire, extending through Essex into London and also around Bournemouth and Southampton.  Parts