Another UK Heat Record Broken As Temperature Fail To Drop Below 26 Degrees For Entire Day In July

Another record for extreme heat in the United Kingdom has been broken, according to the Met Office. In a release, it said that temperatures in Oxfordshire failed to drop below 26.8 degrees Celsius for an entire day in July. It added that the statistic was captured at Shirburn Model Farm and marks the hottest daily minimum temperature ever recorded in the UK. The temperature was recorded on July 19 and 4.32 am, according to Met Office release and replaces the record set at Kenley Airfield on the same day where 25.8 degrees Celsius was recorded.

"A new UK highest daily minimum temperature record has just been confirmed during the July heatwave. This means that the temperature went through a whole night without dropping below 26.8 degrees Celsius," the Met Office said on Twitter.

A new UK highest daily minimum temperature record has just been confirmed during the July heatwave.
This means that the temperature went through a whole night without dropping below 26.8 C. pic.twitter.com/txBgo9qRYO

— Met Office (@metoffice) August 23, 2022

It explained that data from some of the weather stations is reported more slowly than others and that is why there was a delay in verifying the record.

"Once the recording was received it was then rigorously verified and quality checked before being announced as a new national record," said the Met Office.

"This new record is another reminder of just how severe the heat was in July. What is remarkable is just how much this has surpassed the previous record, exceeding the August 1990 record of 23.9 degrees Celsius by nearly three degrees. Much like the daytime highs, the overnight temperatures have smashed the previous records during a period of unprecedented heat in the UK," Met Office Data quality manager John Penman was quoted as saying in the release.

The UK has witnessed extremely high temperature in recent months, with the mercury crossing the 40 degrees Celsius-mark for the first time during the July heatwave.

The hot weather has also caused wildfires around England, from the North York Moors National Park to Dorset on the south coast.