Four of the 10 highest-ever UK temperatures were recorded in the last three years

Deviation from average annual temperature

−2°C

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2°C

41C

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40

39

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3

38

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5

37

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8

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9

10

36

1900

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40

60

80

00

2020

1. 19 Jul 2022. Coningsby, Lincolnshire 40.3C

2. 25 Jul 2019. Cambridge Botanic Gardens 38.7C

3. 10 Aug 2003. Faversham, Kent 38.5C

4. 18 Jul 2022. Santon Downham, Suffolk 38.1C

5. 31 Jul 2020. Heathrow, London 37.8C

6. 3 Aug 1990. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 37.1C

7. 1 Jul 2015. Heathrow, London 36.7C

8. 9 Aug 1911. Raunds, Northamptonshire 36.7C

9. 2 Aug 1990. Worcester, Worcestershire 36.6C

10. 19 Jun 2006. Wisley, Surrey 36.5C

−2C

0

2C

Deviation from average annual temperature

41C

1

40

39

2

3

38

4

5

37

6

8

7

9

10

36

1890

1900

1910

1920

1930

1940

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

1. 19 Jul 2022. Coningsby, Lincolnshire 40.3C

6. 3 Aug 1990. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 37.1C

2. 25 Jul 2019. Cambridge Botanic Gardens 38.7C

7. 1 Jul 2015. Heathrow, London 36.7C

3. 10 Aug 2003. Faversham, Kent 38.5C

8. 9 Aug 1911. Raunds, Northamptonshire 36.7C

4. 18 Jul 2022. Santon Downham, Suffolk 38.1C

9. 2 Aug 1990. Worcester, Worcestershire 36.6C

10. 19 Jun 2006. Wisley, Surrey 36.5C

5. 31 Jul 2020. Heathrow, London 37.8C