Temperatures reached 28.2C …

The Met Office initially thought the hottest temperature recorded yesterday was 38.1C, also recorded in Cambridge, already making it the hottest July day ever. Ireland enjoys hottest day of the year for second time this week Bank holiday Monday could break the record again, with highs of 27 degrees forecast Sat, May 30, 2020, 19:32 Second hottest day on record leads to travel chaos Alex Burkill, a meteorologist at the Met Office, explained any reading that challenges the all-time record should be carefully vetted.

NASA also found that 2010-2019 was the hottest decade ever recorded. People across the UK are enjoying glorious sunny weather, with the country recording its hottest day of the year so far. UK's hottest recorded day 'caused deaths of extra 200 people' ONS says death rate rose to 1,404 on 25 July, when mercury hit 38.7C during heatwave Published: 11 Dec 2019

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the years 2011 to 2015 constituted the hottest five-year period in recorded history, on all continents but Africa. But Melbourne's outskirts were hotter on Friday, with the airport recording 46 C (114.8 F).
The hottest months begin in June and end in September with eighteen of these days experiencing a temperature of over 43 °C. Hottest Recorded Temperatures on Earth. Heat waves are abnormal high temperatures that occur above average daytime temperatures or comfort criteria for that particular area.

Scientists from the United Kingdom Met Office determined that 2019 was one of the top-three hottest years on record, and the World Meteorological Organization offsite link also ranked 2019 second warmest for the globe. The previous hottest July day … That was the hottest day in the city since Jan. 17, 2014, when the maximum tipped 43.9 C (111 F). Heat waves are defined as lasting for at least a day to several weeks.