6 d. ago Heatwaves and hot summer 'twice as likely' after sunniest spring on record

It was also the driest spring for more than a century

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6 d. ago Britain to bake in hotter than normal weather this summer with HIGH chances of heatwaves

The warm forecast follows the country's sunniest spring on record, with up to 630 hours of sunshine clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

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6 d. ago Higher chance of hot summer and heatwaves across UK, Met Office predicts

It follows the country’s sunniest spring on record.

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7 d. ago Temperatures hit 26C in warm end to UK’s sunniest spring on record

Provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

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7 d. ago Sunniest spring on record to end with humid Saturday before rain and wind arrives

A barmy end to spring comes as provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27.

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9 d. ago Drought declared in northwest England after record dry weather

UK has seen the sunniest Spring on record, as temperatures set to soar again in coming days

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1 week ago Sunniest spring on record could close with temperatures hitting 27C

The Met Office said 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the UK between March 1 and May 27.

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1 week ago UK has sunniest spring on record but what are the implications of the dry spell?

Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said seven of the top 10 sunniest springs on record for the UK have occurred since the year 2000. Alongside a dry spell it puts food production and the natural environment under increasing pressure.

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1 week ago UK experiences its sunniest spring on record, Met Office confirms

630 hours of sunshine were recorded from March 1 to May 27, beating its previous sunniest spring in 2020 by four hours

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