Temperatures have hit record levels for May in the UK, with the University of Reading recording its hottest ever May day as temperatures soared to 32.8 °C.Temperatures have hit record levels for May in the UK.
Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez, professor of meteorology at the University of Reading, said:
“To use a scientific term, the weather has been absolutely flipping roasting. It has been the hottest ever May day recorded in Reading.
“The maximum temperature soared to 32.8 °C just before 2pm, equal to the previous hottest ever May day set anywhere in the UK before today. The previous Reading record was set on 29 May 1944, just a few days before D-Day, when 31.9°C was recorded.
“Days with temperatures over 30°C are quite rare, but they are getting more common. In Reading, we have recorded the temperature on 42,785 days since 1908, and only 253 of those have gone above 30 degrees.
“But it is getting much more common. We’ve seen days reaching above 30°C three times more frequently during the last 10 years than in the 100 years before that.”
