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RE: British Heatwave

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Britain is preparing for what could be the hottest October day ever, after two days of record-breaking temperatures.
Hotter than the Costa del Sol, Turkey, Cuba and even Mexico, Cambridge had the top temperature on Friday at 29.2C, beating the previous UK record set more than 100 years ago.
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Flowers bloom for a second time this year

UK plants are flowering for a second time this year because of the unseasonably warm weather.
With temperatures soaring, plants such as foxglove and cowslip, which usually flower in the spring, are in full bloom six to eight months early.
Cold nights experienced across the UK in August are thought to have led to the early onset of autumn colours.
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A sizzling end to September as UK temperatures rise

Some parts of Britain have been basking in temperatures of nearly 27 degrees Celsius up to 10 degrees above average and with the heat-wave set to continue in October records could be broken.
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Week-long heatwave set to hit UK
A heatwave alert has been issued by the Met Office amid warnings of extreme temperatures over the next few days.

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Clear skies over Europe tonight?

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This year is set to be one of the warmest on record in Scotland, environmental campaigners say.
WWF Scotland has analysed Met Office figures and concluded that the last month in particular had been exceptionally warm, dull and wet.
June was warmer and wetter than average and the spring season in Scotland was the second-warmest ever.
The summer of 2006 was unusually warm, and thanks to an exceptional autumn, the year as a whole broke all records.

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At BBC Scotland, we've been recording the exceptional weather so far this year.
Now we'd like you to join in.
Whether it is T-shirt weather on Ben Nevis or flash floods at your local agricultural show please send us your photos and comments and help us to create a climate change calendar.
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6:00 9th May 2007

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Infrared image of Europe showing the cooler cloud tops as white against the darker, warmer, land and sea.

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Last month was the warmest April in the UK on record, with virtually no rain in some areas, the Met Office said.
The average temperature was 10.2C (50.4F), beating the previous April high of 9.2C (48.6F), recorded in 1943.
Rainfall in the driest region, East Anglia, was only 5% of the expected amount, and even in the wettest parts of Scotland it was down 30%.

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