Hottest UK May Temperature Record Lasts All Of 24 Hours; New High Of 95.2F Confirmed At Heathrow, Kew Gardens

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The UK has recorded its highest ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35.1C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office has said. The latest high was recorded the day after the country’s provisional hottest meteorological spring temperature, of 34.8C in Kew Gardens in south-west London. The previous May peak of 32.8C had stood since 1922.

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across England on Tuesday. Forecasters said isolated storms with lightning, hail and gusty winds could affect large parts of the country, from Bath and Reading to Lincoln and Sheffield. The Met Office said many areas would stay hot and sunny but that there was potential for as much as 30mm of rainfall in the space of an hour in some parts. The warning will be in effect from 3pm to 10pm.

The UK Health Security Agency said amber alerts for the south-west, south-east, London, East and West Midlands and the west of England would remain in place until 5pm on Thursday, along with yellow alerts for the north-west and north-east. The alerts had previously been in place until 5pm on Wednesday, while the yellow alert issued for the south-west has been raised to amber.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/uk-records-highest-ever-may-temperature-for-second-day-in-a-row

[Shellback Squid]

1. I grew up there, it was rare to get really hot and no one had AC, not even the schools

and it's too humid for swamp coolers