Hottest Day of Year

The village of Frittenden near Cranbrook in Kent recorded a high of 33.8 degrees on Tuesday 1st July and was briefly the hottest place in Britain.

A higher peak temperature was later recorded of 34.7 degrees in St James' Park in London.

Although it was cooler on the coasts, inland Kent was at the heart of the heatwave.

East Malling also later recorded a sizzling 33.8 degrees, according to the Met Office.

UPDATE: On Friday 4th July, it was revealed that North Kent actually was the hottest location on 1st July.  The Met Office said: "Following verification, temperatures peaked at 35.8 °C at Faversham on 1 July, making this the highest temperature reached so far this year".

Forecasters say temperatures will be considerably lower tomorrow. Some light rain is forecast for the morning.

Meanwhile, the Met Office says it was the warmest June in England since records began in 1884.

The Met Office said it was “virtually certain” that the record temperatures were caused by man-made global warming.

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