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UK Records Highest Ever May Temperature for Second Day in a Row
Temperature Reaches 35.1C at Heathrow on Tuesday After 34.8C High at Kew Gardens in London on Monday
TL;DR
- UK recorded its highest May temperature for two consecutive days, with 35.1C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens.
- The previous May peak of 32.8C, set in 1922, was surpassed.
- A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds was issued for England.
- UK Health Security Agency issued amber and yellow alerts for heat across various regions.
- The National Fire Chiefs Council issued a water safety warning after multiple drowning deaths over the bank holiday weekend.
- Several individuals, including teenagers and a man in his 60s, died in separate water incidents.
- The country experienced a 'tropical night' where temperatures did not fall below 20C.
- Experts link the record-breaking heat to climate change, stating it makes such events hotter, longer, and more frequent.
- Temperatures are forecast to decline mid-week, but many areas will remain warm.