{"id":374812,"date":"2026-09-01T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/2026-summer-was-hottest-on-record-according-to-met-office-data\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:00:07","slug":"2026-summer-was-hottest-on-record-according-to-met-office-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/2026-summer-was-hottest-on-record-according-to-met-office-data\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 summer was hottest on record, according to Met Office data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DHGCrOblBxA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"2026 summer was hottest on record, according to Met Office data\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DHGCrOblBxA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK has had its hottest summer since records began in 1884.<\/p>\n<p>There were 40 days of consistent heat above 30C, with five distinct heatwaves since spring spread across the country.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK has had its hottest summer since records began in 1884. 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