UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day
Key takeaways
- One man brave enough to head into central London on Monday tried to cool down with a cold drink.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.
- Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley airfield, in south London, after the UK recorded its hottest May day since Met Office data began, the forecaster said.
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One man brave enough to head into central London on Monday tried to cool down with a cold drink. Temperatures elsewhere in the capital hit 34.8C. Photograph: James Manning/PAView image in fullscreen One man brave enough to head into central London on Monday tried to cool down with a cold drink. Temperatures elsewhere in the capital hit 34.8C. Photograph: James Manning/PAUK weather UK experiences ‘tropical night’ after hottest ever May day Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south London
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day.
Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley airfield, in south London, after the UK recorded its hottest May day since Met Office data began, the forecaster said.