UK weather: Temperatures soar to 38C amid amber extreme heat warning
Temperatures exceeded 37C in a number of locations on Thursday afternoon. This provisionally sets a new record for the number of days in a calendar year with temperatures of 37C or above. It has only happened nine times since records began – and three of those occasions have been in 2026. Thursday is the 38th…
Temperatures exceeded 37C in a number of locations on Thursday afternoon.
This provisionally sets a new record for the number of days in a calendar year with temperatures of 37C or above.
It has only happened nine times since records began – and three of those occasions have been in 2026.
Thursday is the 38th day this year when temperatures somewhere in the UK have exceeded 30C – the previous record was 34 days.
It adds to a long list of other records set this year.
Wednesday became the first day in August to reach 35C or more, making it the 4th consecutive month to reach this temperature.
Lingwood, Norfolk, recorded 38C on 26 June – a new UK temperature record for the month of June, and the highest reading so far this year.
Currently the hottest August day on record stands at 38.5C, recorded in 2003.
As long as August temperatures remain average or above for the month as a whole, this summer will replace 2025 as the warmest on record.
