# Summer 2026 was the UK's hottest on record, says Met Office

https://mins.news/en/video/40590

- BBC News, 2026-09-01 15:26 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYwDTf0R0n8

> Provisional Met Office data shows the UK’s average mean temperature for June, July and August 2026 was 16.5C, the highest in records dating back to 1884. The summer’s peak temperature was 38.1C, recorded at Kew Gardens in London on 13 August.

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