UK experiences hottest June day ever as 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset
Highest June minimum temperature record broken earlier, at 23.5C in Cardiff Europe live – latest updates Thursday was the UK’s hottest June day on record with a provisional temperature of 36.4C (97.5F) recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset, the Met Office has said, as brutally hot conditions supercharged by the climate crisis continue across Europe. The new provisional temperatures surpass Wednesday’s record of 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire, beating the previous peak of 35.6C set in Southampton in 1976.
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‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockView image in fullscreen‘Europe’s savage heatwave is latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our planet,’ says UN climate chief. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/ShutterstockClimate crisisUK experiences hottest June day ever as 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, SomersetHighest June minimum temperature record broken earlier, at 23.5C in Cardiff Europe live – latest updates Damian Carrington Environment editorThu 25 Jun 2026 10.02 EDTFirst published on Thu 25 Jun 2026 07.31 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThursday was the UK’s hottest June day on record with a provisional temperature of 36.4C (97.5F) recorded in Yeovilton,…
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