It was the hottest June day ever for 50 years until yesterday – but the 1976 record has now been beaten.
The previous top temperature of 35.6C, set during the legendary ten-week heatwave, was surpassed with the mercury reaching 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire.
Britons are currently sweltering under a ‘heat dome’, which has led to a rare red weather warning from the Met Office, prompting school closures, travel disruption and even a conference on extreme heat to be cancelled.
This week’s soaring temperatures are bringing back memories of the scorching summer of 1976, with people flocking to the same places to seek relief
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