Half of the UK’s oldest weather stations set new records in the July heatwave.
Scientists at the Met Office who carried out the analysis described this summer's extreme temperatures as a "real indication of how our climate is changing"."virtually impossible" without human-induced climate changeThe data includes measurements from active weather stations in the UK that had at least 50 years of observations.
"What was really notable about this heatwave was the northerly extent of extreme temperatures, and by how much previous records were broken," according to Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre. Kielder Castle in Northumberland surpassed its previous high set 40 years ago by more than 5C, while Whitby in Yorkshire beat its standing record by 4.8C.While the highest temperatures were seen in parts of England, the summer heatwave sawThese were set at stations with less than 50 years of data and are not included in this analysis, however the extreme heat this summer shattered multiple records related to specific stations across all four nations, some of which had stood for decades.
Armagh station in Northern Ireland broke its record by a relatively small 0.2C, but that record had dated back 146 years - the longest anywhere in the UK.Since 2000, the hottest day of the year has surpassed 35C seven times. This only happened on five occasions in the 90 years prior.While the 1911 record of 36.7C held for 79 years, subsequent records stood for less than two decades. The 2022 heatwave broke a record that had lasted only three years.
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