Today, the Met Office confirmed that this summer was the warmest on record for the UK. The news was expected, given that it had already announced last week that it was ‘almost certain’ this would be the case.

This summer has been characterised by four heatwaves of varying extent. The greatest number have been across the south and east of the UK, with fewer in the north and west.

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However, the heatwaves are only part of the story. Outside of the heatwaves, above average temperatures have persisted throughout summer nationwide.

The mean temperature this summer was 16.10C, which beats the previous record of 15.76C – set in 2018. This year’s record means that the UK’s top five warmest summers have all occurred since 2000, relegating the infamous long,

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