On 19 July, the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning for parts of the UK.
[1][2] Temperatures soared across the United Kingdom over a weekend which saw all four nations record the hottest day of the year.
[5] On 18 July, temperatures reached 31.6 °C (88.9 °F) at Heathrow Airport, London and 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) in Cardiff, Wales.
In Northern Ireland a new record for maximum temperature was set, with 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) was reached at Castlederg, County Tyrone.
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