Following quality control checks, a manually operated weather station has been confirmed to have recorded 38.2°C on Thursday the 13th of August, making it the hottest day of 2026.
This exceeds the previous maximum temperature of 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens on the same day.
@GWRHelp I would have expected a more courteous response. I was trying to get information for a stranded family member with children. I do understand that your team are busy though.
@GWRHelp Any idea what time the bus replacements will start to arrive at Exeter St David's? And how often they will be? There are a lot of people including families stuck at Exeter
@GWRHelp I'm hearing passengers could be stuck at Exeter St David's for 4 hours?! Surely alternative travel provisions will be put on for your customers?! @GWRHelp
Temperatures have reached 36.7°C at Merryfield, Somerset, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record again for the UK🥵
Wales has also seen its hottest June day with 35.9°C at Cardiff and Northern Ireland tied with 30.8°C at Castlederg 🌡️
We’ve provisionally broken the UK record for the highest June minimum temperature🌡️
Bute Park, Cardiff only fell to 23.5°C overnight, making it the highest June minimum temperature for Wales and the UK 🥵
Plymouth only dropped to 23.0°C, making for a new England record 🌡️
Temperatures have reached 36.4°C at Yeovilton, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976 🌡️
⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning updated 🔴⚠️⚠️
Extreme heat across parts of England and Wales
Wednesday 0900 – Thursday 2100
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