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The UK officially experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the Met Office has confirmed, as some of the highest temperatures since 2018 were recorded. The mean temperature in the UK from 1 June to 31 August was 16.10C, which is 1.51C above the long-term average. Back-to-back heatwaves across the country caused droughts and wildfires over the past few weeks. This has smashed the record set in 2018 at 15.76C, and pushes the summer of 2006 with 15.75C to third place.
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