September 2, 2022 00:47
The British Met Office announced today, Thursday, that England will witness the hottest summer this year, which is equivalent to the summer of 2018 in terms of average temperatures.
The average temperature reached 17.1 degrees Celsius during the three summer months (June, July and August, according to the Meteorological Department), including at night, “while some areas recorded less than 50% of the usual amount of precipitation,” according to meteorologists, based on provisional data.
The Met Office said four of the five hottest seasons on record in England have been since 2003, with the effects of human-induced climate change affecting summer temperatures.
In July, temperatures topped 40 degrees for the first time in Britain, the driest month on record in many parts of southern and eastern England, forcing authorities to impose restrictions on water use in some parts of the country.
The Bureau of Meteorology added that if the rains returned somewhat in August, “that is not enough to bring us closer to normal levels for this time of the year.”
538 mm of rain fell since the beginning of the year in Britain, making 2022 the driest year since the 1976 drought.
Thus, the country has experienced “the first eight months of the hottest year” since the start of temperature records dating back to 1884, according to the Met Office.
Source: Reuters
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