{"id":355009,"date":"2026-06-23T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-record-breaking-1976-heatwave-compare-to-this-years\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:00:19","slug":"how-did-the-record-breaking-1976-heatwave-compare-to-this-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-record-breaking-1976-heatwave-compare-to-this-years\/","title":{"rendered":"How did the record-breaking 1976 heatwave compare to this year&#8217;s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UhP8UsXHElg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did the record-breaking 1976 heatwave compare to this year's?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UhP8UsXHElg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This week, a \u201cheat-dome\u201d settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A red weather warning for extreme heat covering an area from London to Swansea and Somerset to Birmingham was issued by the Met Office from 9am on Wednesday to 9pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The temperature could come close to the UK\u2019s all-time high of 40.3C recorded in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to surpass the record for June set in Hampshire in 1976 during an extraordinary heatwave &#8211; that has lived long in the memory of those who were alive to experience it. <\/p>\n<p>ITV News catches up with some of them about their memories, and how it compares to the heatwaves of today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, a \u201cheat-dome\u201d settling over western Europe could bring temperatures of up to 40C by Wednesday. 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