Frittenden, Kent recorded the UK's hottest day of the year at 33.6C, surpassing the previous high of 33.2C in Charlwood. An amber heat health alert from the UK Health Security Agency was extended into Wednesday, indicating widespread impacts on health services and populations. June 2023 was the warmest on record for England and the second warmest overall for the UK. Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and intense, with significant risks of wildfires and poor agricultural harvests underlined by conservation experts.
The UK's hottest day of the year so far has been recorded with a temperature of 33.6C (92F) in Frittenden, Kent, the Met Office has said.
Last month was the warmest June on record in England and the second-warmest for the UK, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.
Human-caused climate breakdown is making every heatwave in the world more intense and more likely to happen.
Ben McCarthy, the head of nature conservation and restoration ecology at the National Trust, said: With record-breaking temperatures across the country this week following the driest spring on record.
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