Summer 2023 was 8th hottest in UK history: Met Office
It was also 'wetter than average summer with July leading the way in terms of rainfall'
People enjoy their time in the city center as the UK is set for another heatwave with highs of up to 35C in London, United Kingdom on August 13, 2022. ( Rasid Necati Aslim - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
The UK had one of the hottest summers in its history in 2023, according to meteorological data on Friday.
"Meteorological summer 2023 was the eighth warmest on record by mean temperature, thanks largely to June’s record breaking temperatures, in a series which dates back to 1884," the Met Office said in a statement.
The average mean temperature was 15.4 C (59.72 F), which was 0.8 C (33.44 F) warmer than average, it said.
The Met Office added that it has also been a "wetter than average summer with July leading the way in terms of rainfall; which was provisionally the UK’s sixth wettest July on record."
Met Office senior scientist Mike Kendon said, "The characteristic variability of the UK’s climate has once again been illustrated by this summer," it said.
