April 2023 marked a significant temperature rise in the UK, with the mean temperature recorded at 9.6°C, 1.7°C above average, ranking it as the third warmest April since 1884. Each UK nation reported similar increases, largely due to prolonged high-pressure systems contributing to above-average temperatures and lower-than-normal rainfall. Met Office scientists noted the unusual occurrence of widespread temperatures hitting 25°C, reminding that such hot spells will likely increase in frequency in the future due to climate projections.
"High pressure sat over the UK for the first two weeks of April as well as the last week, with low pressure bringing some unsettled weather in the middle."
"The last week of April has closed out with temperatures well above the seasonal average, with station records for temperatures and sunshine broken."
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