England Hottest May Ever
England Hottest May Ever – England is experiencing the hottest May temperatures ever recorded since 1772 when records started being kept, so British are hitting the beaches in waves.
“England Hottest May Ever” proclaimed the British tabloids as normally cool and rainy Britain has been in the grip of an unprecedented May heat wave.
The average temperature from May 1 to 10 was the highest ever, breaking a record that has stood since 1804.
Meteorologists first started gathering precise daily data in 1772 and temperatures in the first part of May this year have been a startling eight degrees above the long-term average.
”It has been a record-breaking start to May. It has been the hottest daily mean temperature since 1772,” said Helen Chivers of the Met Office.
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