Climate crisis fuels year of record temperatures in UK, says Met Office

Global heating blamed as summer and winter records tumble in 2019A series of high temperature records were broken in the UK in 2019 as a consequence of the climate crisis, the Met Office has said.The hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK was exceeded on 25 July in Cambridge, where the thermometer hit 38.7C (101F). The record for the hottest February day was also broken, with Kew Gardens in London recording 21.2C on the 26th. Continue reading...