Scorching hot across western Europe with profound records being shattered.

A thread... https://t.co/unxE3ppDBK

Let's start with Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The previous national record for Wales was 35.2°C from 1990. The 37.1°C today destroyed that record by a whopping +1.9°C.

That is a huge margin.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549049527428317186

Next up, Phoenix Park, Dublin in the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪

33.0°C today sets a national all-time July month heat record and marks the hottest day in both 19th & 20th century.

That all-time (any month) record of 33.3°C from 1887 never seems to break!

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1549044629852434432

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 was scorching (for us). Tomorrow though... I expect our national record to be absolutely obliterated.

Local all-time records broken in Leuchers and Aboyne today... much more tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/SeanBattyTV/status/1549028909114597379

England? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 No national record today... That will inevitably fall tomorrow (current record is 38.7°C from July 2019). Today hit 38.1°C, which marks the 3rd hottest day on record.

Many sites broke all-time records across England, many more tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549072840653443072

Jersey! 🇯🇪

Absolutely obliterated its all-time (any month) heat record (by +1.9°C). Provisional data places hot-spot on the island at a staggering 37.9°C.

Records dating back to 1894, really impressive history to redefine in a single blow like this.

https://twitter.com/Jersey_Met/status/1549063191166066688

Brest, France 🇫🇷 had one of the most outlandish temperatures of the day. The record here stood at 35.2°C from 1949, until today.

This record was pulverised by an outrageous +4.1°C. New record stands at 39.3°C.

H/t @Francois_Jobard for history and graphic 1 & 3 by @infoclimat https://t.co/lJEZU7RxN1

Nearly 100 all-time records fell in France 🇫🇷 today according to @extremetemps.

Heavy concentration of records fell in the west where 15 departments sat under red heat warning. https://t.co/V163rX4BVR

TONIGHT: this will be the hottest night on record for tens of millions of people across western Europe. Inevitably redefining overnight temperature records by significant margins.

Stay hydrated, keep cool and listen to the public advice & warnings.

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