Temperature hits 34.5C at Heathrow as heat brings health warnings of toxic air in large parts of southern England and Wales
Britain experienced its hottest June day for 40 years on Wednesday as the mercury hit 34.5C at Heathrow, the Met Office said.
It was the highest June temperature since the 35.6C recorded in Southampton on 28 June 1976, the hottest day of the year so far and the first time the mercury hashit 30C or over on five consecutive days in June since 1995.
The temperature at Heathrow has reached 33.9 °C! Not only making it the #hottestdayoftheyearsofar but also the hottest June day since 1976☀️ pic.twitter.com/zvfOtEhxCl
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