UK had hottest summer since records began, Met Office says

The news comes as the opposition Conservative Party pledges to drill all remaining North Sea oil and gas, if elected.

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The United Kingdom has experienced its warmest summer since records began in 1884, and is more likely to see similar hot weather in the future due to human-induced climate change, the Met Office weather forecaster said.

The country saw four heatwaves this summer, with the highest temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius (96.4 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded in Faversham, southeast England, the Met Office said on Monday.

That peak was still lower than the UK’s all-time high of 40.3C (104.5F), recorded in the summer of 2022.