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- The United Kingdom is on track to record its hottest year ever in 2025, with an average temperature of 10.05°C.
- This surpasses the previous record of 10.03°C set in 2022.
- The Met Office attributes the rise to climate change, noting all ten warmest years have occurred in the last two decades.
- 2025 also produced the hottest summer on record, with a peak of 35.8°C and ongoing drought conditions.
