The United Kingdom experienced the warmest September on record this year, with above average temperatures persisting throughout the month. According to the Met Office, the UK’s average temperature for the month was 15.2C, equivalent to the 2006 record. The average maximum temperature of 19.4C was the highest in 127 years. September was also the warmest on record for England and Wales. The month began with a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 30C for seven consecutive days and reaching 2023 degrees, the highest ever recorded in the UK during the month of September.
The Met Office conducted a rapid attribution study on the September warmth, which concluded that it would have been impossible without climate change’s human-induced effects. “September 2023’s temperature was substantially influenced by climate change,” stated Met Office senior scientist Jennifer Pirret. The UK’s warming trend matched patterns seen across Europe and in many global locations since June. Berkeley Earth, an organisation tracking global temperatures, stated in their August report that this year is almost certainly on track to be the warmest year on record.
The warmer-than-average weather persevered into October with the first day peaking at a sultry 24.1C in south-east England, around six degrees warmer than average for the month. Although temperatures won’t exceed the October record of 29.9C, it’s still an impressive warm-up, with south-east England anticipated to bask in the low to mid-20s during the weekend. The Met Office said that the cause of the consistently rising temperatures is due to unrestricted emissions of greenhouse gas.
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