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36 degrees: the United Kingdom surpasses the temperature record for a June

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The temperature on the London Underground, where many lines do not have air conditioning, can be unbearable.
The temperature in the London Underground, where many lines do not have air conditioning, can be unbearable. TOLGA AKMEN / EFE / EPA
24/06/2026
1 min

The heatwave gripping Western Europe has led the United Kingdom to register the warmest June day since official records began (1884) this Wednesday. The thermometer reached 36 degrees in Wisley, Surrey, in the south of Great Britain, surpassing a record of 35.6 degrees from 1976.

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