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24/06/2026 - 20:28 GMT+2
The United Kingdom saw its hottest June day on record on Wednesday as temperatures continued to soar across Europe.
The Met Office, the UK's national weather and climate service, said provisional figures showed the town of Gosport in Hampshire hit 36.1 °C, just edging above Wisley in Surrey at 36 °C.
Wiggonholt in West Sussex had earlier been thought to have claimed the record, clocking in at 35.8 °C.
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Temperatures hit 36.1C in southern England, the highest ever for June.
Wednesday marked Britain’s hottest June day on record, with a provisional 35.7C breaking the benchmark set in 1976.
The Met Office has issued a rare red "extreme heat" warning for parts of central and south England and Wales, for Wednesday and…
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The record was broken when provisional temperatures reached 35.7C in Charlwood, Surrey, and 35.8C at Wiggonholt, West Sussex
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