Last June was the hottest for England according to preliminary measurements from the beginning of the measurements of 1884, In the case of the entire United Kingdom It was the second hottest June. In addition, Britain has recorded the hottest day of the current year on Tuesday. This was announced on Tuesday by the weather meteorological service, writes TASR, according to AFP and DPA.
In England there was a record average in June a temperature of 16.9 degrees Celsius. In the territory of the whole United Kingdom to It was the second hottest June, warmer in June was there in 2023. In Wales, this year was the third hottest. Such a warm month followed after the United Kingdom recorded its The hottest and sunal spring for more than a century.
On Tuesday afternoon in the village of Writtle in the county Essex measured 34.4 degrees Celsiuswhich is so far The highest this year’s temperature in Britain. Meteorologists expect this number to grow, when they have data from all over the country. Until now, this year’s hottest day in the United Kingdom was June 21, when in Charlwood in Surrey County measured 33.2 degrees Celsius.
This value approached the temperature maximum (33.1 degrees Celsius) at Heathrow Airport on Monday. The Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament recorded the hottest opening day in history on Monday and introduced a player protection rule for heat. In some parts of England, on Tuesday, heat warnings warn of the health risks, especially the more vulnerable part of the population.
Scientists around the world agree that Extreme weather fluctuations are responsible for climate change caused by human activity and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions emerging in the combustion of fossil fuels.
