Met Office declares hottest start to May ever recorded

The previous record high was 27.4C at Lossiemouth in 1990

- HOLLY EVANS

Yesterday was officially the hottest start to May on record in the UK, the Met Office has confirmed. It comes after a temperature reading of 28C was recorded at Kew Gardens in southwest London, beating the previous record of 27.4C in Lossiemouth, Moray, on 1 May 1990.

The Met Office said in a post on X (formerly Twitter): “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 1st record high temperature was 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Scotland in 1990.”