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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Erik Olsson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Uk endures tropical night after heatwave breaks may record for second day - The Untold Story

A man cools down with a bottle of water during the hot weather in Westminster (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday after the country saw its hottest May day on record, which could be broken again on Tuesday with highs of 36C forecasted.

Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday at Kenley Airfield, south London, as the country broke the record for the warmest May night for the second consecutive day, the Met Office said.

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