Met Office confirms 2023 is UK's second warmest year on record

Cecilia Keating
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A parched London park after a 2022 heatwave | Credit: iStock
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A parched London park after a 2022 heatwave | Credit: iStock

Record temperatures in June and September pushed UK's mean temperature to 9.97C, weather service warns

The UK had its second warmest year on record in 2023 in the wake of heatwaves in June and September and above-average temperatures recorded for eight months of the year, the Met Office has confirmed...

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