This July is set to finish amongst the top ten warmest and sunniest in records dating back to 1910, according to early Met Office statistics.
Figures from the 1st to the 28th of the month show temperatures are slightly higher than normal, with a UK mean of 16.3C which is 1.2C above the 1981-2010 average.
If the month were to finish like that, it would be the joint 8th warmest in the record dating back to 1910 – but is well short of the record-breaking 17.8C set in 2006.
Sunshine hours for the UK are well above average, with 210 hours so far – which is 122% of the average we’d expect for the whole month.
This means it is currently ranked as the joint 10th sunniest July in the record, and it’s likely to climb higher once the final few days of the month are included.
However, this July is unlikely to break the record of 256 hours of sunshine set in 1955.
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