Met Office: Last decade 'second hottest in last 100 years'
A series of new records for high temperature were broken in the UK in 2019, concluding a record-breaking decade, the Met Office has said.
Dr Mark McCarthy, head of the National Climate Information Centre, said it was"a consequence of our warming climate".Last year, a maximum of 21.2C was reached on 26 February, in London - the hottest February day ever recorded. The hottest December day is also likely to have been exceeded last week, with a provisional temperature of 18.7C recorded in the Highlands of Scotland on 28 December - although the figure still needs to be validated.Overall, the UK was warmer, wetter and sunnier than average in 2019, the Met Office said.
Record highest daily minimums were reached on 25 January 2016 in County Londonderry and 19 April 2018 in Greater London.
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