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World📡 New York TimesBy Nazaneen GhaffarMay 26, 2026👁 3 views

UK Heat Wave Could Break May Temperature Record

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First Heat Wave of the Year Hits Parts of Britain

Forecasters warned that temperatures could climb to the highest level ever recorded in the month of May, reaching 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas of England.

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Large areas of Britain were hit with their first heat wave of the year on Monday. Temperatures in Greater London’s suburb of Teddington matched a 1944 record for the hottest day in May.CreditCredit...Ben Stansall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nazaneen Ghaffar is a London-based reporter on The Times’s weather team.

Published May 25, 2026Updated May 26, 2026

Large parts of Britain were officially in their first heat wave of the year on Monday, with forecasters warning that temperatures could climb to the highest level ever recorded in the month of May.

Temperatures were expected to surge far above seasonal averages, with highs reaching 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas of England. If reached, that would shatter Britain’s May temperature record of 32.8 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit), which was set in 1944, according to the Met Office, the country’s official weather service.

The service described the heat as “unprecedented for the time of year,” noting that temperature records are typically broken by only fractions of a degree.

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Sources: University of Maine Climate Change Institute and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System

Notes: Forecasts are for 8 p.m. Eastern on June 4, 2026, to 8 p.m. on June 5, 2026. Averages based on data from 1979 to 2000.

By Lazaro Gamio and Zach Levitt

The unusually hot conditions had been building through the week, but the first major peak arrived over the weekend, particularly across England and Wales. On Saturday, temperatures climbed to 30.5 degrees Celsius (86.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in southeast England. The Met Office said temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius in May were rare in Britain, last occurring in 2012.

By Sunday, eight locations in southeast England had officially met the country’s heat wave criteria, after recording three consecutive days above their local temperature thresholds.

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