{"id":303034,"date":"2025-12-17T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-has-recorded-its-sunniest-year-on-record-says-the-met-office\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:00:13","slug":"the-uk-has-recorded-its-sunniest-year-on-record-says-the-met-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-has-recorded-its-sunniest-year-on-record-says-the-met-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK has recorded its sunniest year on record says the Met Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dRUIqP5MrNw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The UK has recorded its sunniest year on record says the Met Office\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRUIqP5MrNw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It may be hard to believe amid the winter gloom, but 2025 has been the UK&#8217;s sunniest year on record.<\/p>\n<p>The Met Office says the country had clocked up an average of 1,622 hours of sunshine by December 15. 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