Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentUK EditionChangeNewsNewsBulletinUKUSWorldGlobal AidUK PoliticsMoneyBrexitHealthBusinessScienceSpaceNews VideosPremiumPremiumPolitics ExplainedEditorialsVoicesLong ReadsNews AnalysisToday’s EditionWorld CupWorld CupFixtures & standingsEnglandScotlandSportSportFootballFormula 1Rugby UnionCricketTennisBoxingUFCHorse RacingCyclingGolfSport VideosVoicesVoicesEditorialsLettersJohn RentoulMary DejevskyAndrew GriceSean O’GradyCultureCultureFilmTV & RadioMusicGamesBooksArtPhotographyTheatre & DanceCulture VideosIndyBestIndyBestHome & GardenGadgets & TechFashion & BeautyDealsFood & DrinkKidsBooksTravel & OutdoorsSports & FitnessTravelTravelHotel ReviewsNews & AdviceCruisesUKEuropeUSAAsiaAustralia & New ZealandSouth AmericaC. America & CaribbeanMiddle EastMoreLifestyleShoppingBeauty Fitness & WellbeingTechFood & DrinkFashionLove & SexHealth & FamiliesRoyal FamilyHomeMotoringElectric Vehicles Lifestyle VideosDealsTravel DealsFashion DealsHome & Garden DealsTech DealsClimateNewsClimate 100Electric Vehicles VoicesSustainable LivingExplainedClimate VideosSolar PanelsTVDocumentariesACFCWell EnoughWorld of TroubleTravel SmartDrive SmartMoney SmartDecomplicatedOn The GroundIndy100Today’s EditionCrosswords & PuzzlesMost CommentedNewslettersAsk Me AnythingVirtual EventsBetting SitesCasino Sites Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inNewsUKHome NewsIt smashes the previous record of 37.3C recorded on the same dayBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsA new June provisional record temperature of 37.7C was recorded in Lingwood, Norfolk, on Friday, beating the 37.3C recorded at Santon Downham in Suffolk on the same day, the Met Office has revealed. More to follow...Join our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesCommentsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in