Record UK temperature of 40.3C at Coningsby confirmed
The Met Office says confirmation comes after quality control testing
The Met Office has verified the new UK record temperature of 40.3C at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, seen on July 19 during the heatwave.
The confirmation comes after quality control testing, including physical inspections, cross-checking of stations and sites and further testing of equipment on a number of sites where records were provisionally broken, the Met Office said.
A new record for Wales of 37.1C at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire, on July 18, was also confirmed.
But a provisional record for Scotland of 35.1C, reported at Floors Castle, Borders, does not meet the criteria needed to be declared an official national record, the Met Office said, after an inspection found the site set-up was not fully compliant with observing standards.
A new record for Scotland of 34.8C at Charterhall, in the Borders, on July 19 was confirmed.