Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
Use our postcode lookup to find outByBecky Dale, Mark Poynting and Jess CarrBBC VerifyPublished4 minutes agoThe UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves.But temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. Type in your postcode to see what summer 2026 was like in your area. 🏠🌤️ How was summer 2026 near you? A modern browser with JavaScript and a stable internet connection is required to view this interactive.
- ▪Use our postcode lookup to find outByBecky Dale, Mark Poynting and Jess CarrBBC VerifyPublished4 minutes agoThe UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves.But temper
- ▪Type in your postcode to see what summer 2026 was like in your area. 🏠🌤️ How was summer 2026 near you?
- ▪A modern browser with JavaScript and a stable internet connection is required to view this interactive.
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| Original publisher | BBC News — Science |
| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9zvw47v90o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss |
| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:45:08 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-24T23:50:26.710Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-24T23:50:26.710Z |
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Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find outByBecky Dale, Mark Poynting and Jess CarrBBC VerifyPublished4 minutes agoThe UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves.But temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. Type in your postcode to see what summer 2026 was like in your area. 🏠🌤️ How was summer 2026 near you? A modern browser with JavaScript and a stable internet connection is required to view this interactive. As a result, we can't show information for your location, but data for the entire UK is available below. Data up to August 2026 ☀️ Temperature In the UK summer temperatures have been above average.
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