Record Easter temperatures in three nations of the UK 🌞
Three of the UK's nations have recorded their highest ever Easter Sunday temperatures, the Met Office has revealed.
Scotland's peak was 22.7C , at Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, while in Wales, the hotspot at 23C was Trawsgoed near Aberyswyth.England's highest temperature so far has been 24.5C, just shy of the record.The good weather has brought people in droves to beaches, parks and other outdoor attractions, while people queued to reach the top of Snowdon and Pen y Fan.
The previous record in Northern Ireland was set on 20 April 1924 in Armagh, when the temperature reached 19.4C. Wales has had its hottest Easter since 22 April 1984, when it was 21.6C in Brynamman in the Brecon Beacons. But Scotland's record had only stood since 5 April 2005, when 20.7C was recorded at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire.
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