Wednesday was the hottest day recorded in the first half of April since 1946, the Met Office said.
A temperature of 26.6C was recorded in Kew Gardens, south west London, making it the hottest day of 2026 so far.
In a statement, the Met Office said: “Today we have seen 26.6C recorded in Kew Gardens in London, the warmest day of the year so far and one of the warmest April days on record.”
Wednesday’s temperature surpassed the 24.8C recorded in Mona on the island of Anglesey in Wales on Tuesday – which was also the hottest April 7 on record.
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