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LIVE: UK records ‘highest ever’ temperature as heatwave scorches country

The Met Office also said Monday night had been the hottest on record.

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Tuesday 19 July 2022 12:00 BST
Sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)

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Temperatures could breach 40C in the UK on Tuesday as the country experienced its hottest day on record amid the continued heatwave.

The highest temperature – 39.1C – was recorded in Charlwood in Surrey, according to provisional Met Office figures.

The Met Office earlier revealed that the UK had experienced its warmest night on record on Monday, with temperatures remaining in the mid-20s, meaning an uncomfortable sleep for many.

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The Met Office has stressed that these are provisional figures.

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The UK has experienced its hottest day on record, with the temperature reaching 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey, according to provisional Met Office figures.

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Firefighters in Cheshunt reveal the dangers of increasing temperatures

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This tweet by @GoodbyJeff shows a close shave as storms brew in Cornwall

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Boris Johnson indicated the lessons from the pandemic would be applied in the heatwave.

He told his final scheduled Cabinet meeting: “On another scorching, sweltering day I think it’s very, very important that we think back to that moment that we opened up (after the lockdown) and try and balance risk with the need to keep our country, our society and our economy moving.

“I hope, Cabinet, that you are all agreed that as far as possible we should keep schools open and keep our transport system going as far as we possibly can.”

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