summer 2022 equaled 2018 as the hottest on record since 1884

summer 2022 equaled 2018 as the hottest on record since 1884

In July, temperatures exceeded 40 degrees in the UK for the first time and it was the driest month on record in many parts of the south and east of England, forcing authorities to introduce water restrictions in some parts of the country. , indicated the agency AFP.

Meanwhile, the average temperature reached 17.1 degrees during the three summer months, with “some areas that registered less than 50% of their usual amount of precipitation,” said the weather service, which maintained that the summer of 2022 was the fourth warmest in the UK.

Although it rained again in August, rainfall “was not enough to approach normal levels for this time of year.”

The UK has recorded an average of 538mm of rain since the start of the year, making 2022 the driest year since the 1976 drought.

Source: Ambito

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