As our political and physical climates both heat up, extreme temps can get overhyped in social media (e.g., heat indexes conveyed as actual temps).
This one is the real thing: 94.6F in London. Daily UK temp records go back ~200 yrs at some sites, so 2C above *any* prior UK May temp is big indeed.
Bob Henson
Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️
This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈
