A heat wave is walloping a country more used to mild weather and rain.
A police officer givers water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. LONDON — Britain has recorded its warmest ever night, ahead of a day when temperatures are forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius .
The U.K.’s Met Office weather agency said provisional figures showed the temperature remained above 25 C overnight in parts of the country for the first time. Met Office forecaster Rachel Ayers said Tuesday’s highs would be “unprecedented,” with temperatures hitting 40 or 41 degrees Celsius.The heat wave walloping a country more used to mild weather and rain also has gripped other parts of Europe. Hot weather last weekA huge chunk of England, from London in the south to Manchester and Leeds in the north, is under the, meaning there is danger of death even for healthy people.
The temperature Monday reached 38.1 C at Santon Downham in eastern England, just shy of the highest-ever temperature recorded in Britain — 38.7 C , a record set in 2019. Tuesday is expected to be hotter. Average July temperatures in the U.K. range from a daily high of 21 C to a night-time low of 12 C , and few homes or small businesses have air conditioning.
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