As we told you earlier, today is expected to be the hottest May day on record across the UK.
That’s one of three records that could be broken over the course of today.
In the past few minutes, the Met Office reported they’re expecting highs of 35C.
This would make it the hottest May day on record and the hottest day of the year so far.
Overall, the Met Office’s records go back over 140 years, to 1884, the service told Sky News.
Today’s temperatures would also be a significant jump from the previous May record, which is 32.8C and has occurred on three separate occasions:
- 1922, Camden Square, Greater London
- 1922, Greenwich, Greater London
- 1944, Tunbridge Wells, Horsham & southeast England
Brace yourself for ‘pretty historic’ heat and maybe the hottest bank holiday ever
If you thought the last few days were warm, today’s set to be hotter still.
Monday is forecast to be the hottest bank holiday on record (yes, including August), with “historic” temperatures of 34C predicted in London and the South East.
Yesterday was the hottest May day for nearly 80 years, with highs of 32.3C.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said:
“We rarely see temperatures above 35C, even in the summer months, so to see temperatures getting close to 35C in May is, as I say, pretty historic.”
Although Monday is set to be hot for much of England, northwest Scotland will be breezier and damper with thicker clouds.
Saturday was the first time this year temperatures had passed 30C and yesterday saw the hottest recorded May temperature since 1947.
More records in reach as heat goes on and on
Much of the UK is set for a fourth day of scorching heat – and this one could bring yet more new records.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures in Kew Gardens, southwest London, topped 32.3C.
It also saw the UK record its hottest day in May for 79 years. Before that, on Saturday, a high of 30.5C was recorded in Kent.
Today, the record is expected to be smashed when 32.8C is passed.
Temperatures of 34C are predicted in Greater London and southeast England, which would mean another record: the hottest bank holiday ever.
Got all that? So, we could see today:
- The hottest May day ever
- The hottest bank holiday ever (including August)
- The hottest day of the year so far
‘Pretty historic’
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan says we rarely see temperatures above 35C, even in the summer months, and so seeing temperatures getting close to 35C in May is “pretty historic”.
The potentially unprecedented temperatures will mean we’re continuing a heatwave that was declared yesterday, when highs exceeded their daily maximum for a third day in a row.
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