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Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
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- PA Media In the Hill Garden and Pergola near Hampstead, London The UK has recorded its all-time highest May temperature as parts of London reached 34.8C on Monday.
- That figure, recorded in Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest Bank Holiday Monday on record - 33.3C seen on the August bank holiday in 2019.
- Wales has also experienced its hottest May day, reaching 31.1C at Trawscoed, Ceredigion.
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PA Media In the Hill Garden and Pergola near Hampstead, London The UK has recorded its all-time highest May temperature as parts of London reached 34.8C on Monday.
That figure, recorded in Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest Bank Holiday Monday on record - 33.3C seen on the August bank holiday in 2019.
Wales has also experienced its hottest May day, reaching 31.1C at Trawscoed, Ceredigion.
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