The Met Office has confirmed today is the hottest start to May on record as Britain basks in glorious sunshine.
Today, experts recorded south west London has hit a high of 28C so far – smashing previous records for the warmest start to the summer month.
The Met Office said in a post on X: “With the temperature at Kew Gardens reaching 28C and still climbing, it is now officially the warmest start to May on record for the UK.
“The previous May 1 record high temperature was 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Scotland in 1990.”
Temperatures still continue to climb as Britons hope for a toasty start to a Bank Holiday weekend.
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