Hottest day of 2013 so far
Observations by the Met Office indicate that today has been the hottest day so far this year.
The highest temperatures were generally in southeast England, where Heathrow airport and Northolt both reached 33.5 C this afternoon, beating the previous record of 32.2 C at Hampton Water Works on Wednesday 17 July.
The high temperatures were not confined to southeast England, with many other parts of the United Kingdom also having a very warm day. Cardiff Bute Park was the hottest place in Wales, reporting 29.4 C. Auchincruive in Ayrshire, Scotland saw 26.8 C and Castlederg in Northern Ireland reached 26.3 C.
These temperatures did not break the respective records for each country though.
Issued at 1910 on Mon 22 Jul 2013 Met Office