The BBC news portal wrote that this year was the hottest June in the UK since the beginning of regular measurements, referring to a statement by the British Met Service (Met Office) on Monday.
The average June temperature for this year was 15.8°C, 0.9°C higher than the previous June levels recorded in 1940 and 1976.
Not only in the United Kingdom as a whole, but also in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this year was the hottest June since regular measurements began in 1884.
This year is officially the hottest June in the UK in terms of average temperatures and average minimum and maximum temperatures.
said Mark McCarthy, head of the Climate Research Service. He added that although the highest temperature recorded last year in the country was 40.3 degrees, the heat last June was continuous day and night.
There was very little precipitation throughout the month, and only 68 percent of the average June amount was measured in the country.
June was particularly dry in Wales, with only half the average amount of rain received.
The Met Office has used supercomputer analysis of temperature data to determine the effects of climate change on weather.
In addition to natural fluctuations, warming of the Earth’s atmosphere caused by human-induced climate change has increased the likelihood of record warming.
Paul Davies, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, explained to the BBC.
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