Britain experienced its warmest early April day for 80 years on Wednesday 8 April.
The temperature reached 26.6°C (79.9°F) in Kew Gardens, London.
According to the Met Office, this is the highest temperature recorded in the UK for the first half of April since 1946.
On April 4, 1964, the temperature reached 26.1 degrees.
The new temperature record beat the 2026 record of 24.8°C set just 24 hours earlier in Anglesey, Wales. London had a higher temperature than summer tourist destinations Ibiza, Rome and Marrakech.
Cardiff in Wales recorded 24.2°C, while Scotland and Northern Ireland recorded lower temperatures of 19.7°C and 15.4°C respectively.
But forecasters stated that the warmer weather will not remain for long, as a new weather frost will bring “much colder air temperatures.”
On Thursday 9 April, the country will be up to 9 degrees cooler, along with expected showers spreading to the southeast.
Despite the highest temperature on record, the Met Office did not issue a heatwave warning as conditions did not meet the criteria for a heatwave, which includes three consecutive days above regional thresholds.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has asked beachgoers to seek shaded areas and avoid the sun between 11.00 and 15.00 when there is the strongest UV penetration.
