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As it happened – York heatwave day 2

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Tuesday, 19 July, 2022

Updates as York prepares for its hottest day. Got info or pix? Let us know on Twitter, or at info@wp.theyorkmix.com

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Britain experienced its warmest night on record

 

The UK experienced its warmest night on record on Monday as the extreme heat saw temperatures remaining in the mid-20s.

The Met Office tweeted: “It has provisionally been the warmest night on record in the UK.

“Temperatures didn’t fall below 25C in places, exceeding the previous highest daily minimum record of 23.9C, recorded in Brighton on 3rd August 1990.”

The highest overnight minimum temperatures recorded were 24.5C in Aberporth, west Wales, 25.8C in Kenley, in the London borough of Croydon, and 25.9C at Emley Moor, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

On Monday the temperature peaked at 38.1C in Santon Downham, Suffolk, making it the hottest day of the year and the third hottest day on record, after 38.7C in Cambridge in 2019 and 38.5C in Faversham, Kent, in August 2003.

‘Travel only if absolutely necessary’ says Network Rail

York Station. Photograph: YorkMix

Here are today’s travel headlines.

Most routes across England and Wales will be affected by the hot weather on Tuesday, according to National Rail, with customers told only to travel if “absolutely necessary”.

Network Rail said: “There will be delays, cancellations and last-minute changes to train services due to the unprecedented record heat on those days.”

LNER isn’t running any trains from south of York and south of Leeds to London King’s Cross. No Grand Central services are operating today.

Hull Trains will not be running any services to and from London Kings Cross either today.

The RAC anticipated that the number of vehicle breakdowns on Monday and Tuesday could be up to a fifth higher than normal.

Here are your links to the key rail operators:

‘Like a tandoori chicken on a rotisserie being basted by Satan himself’

Photograph: iStock

With temperatures not dropping below 20ºC last night, we asked the question: how did you sleep?

And our readers and listeners had a very mixed night.

Here are some of your comments…

  • ‘Slept lovely . Ended up down stairs on the sofa with the fan on. Full 7 hours sleep’
  • ‘Like a tandoori chicken on a rotisserie being basted by Satan himself. Bathing in napalm would be cooler!’
  • ‘Absolutely fine, windows and curtains wide open. Nice little draught coming in, bit of noise but worth it for comfortable sleep.’
  • ‘Worst nights sleep ever but that was more because the dogs couldn’t get cool. My son gave them a quick shower at 1am which seemed to help a little’
  • ‘Kids slept in the living room as their bedroom was too hot. I slept in my own bed with a fan on and window open. Didn’t even need the air cooler on. Good sleep, can’t complain. Kids are still sleeping’
  • ‘I didn’t’
  • ‘What is this thing you call “sleep”?’
  • ‘Spent the night spraying cold water at a fan!’

Revised forecast for York’s hottest day

The day dawns over the River Ouse. Photograph: YorkMix

Right, are you ready?

It could be York’s hottest day today, as the Met Office’s red warning for heat remains in place until 11.59pm tonight.

Today’s forecast from both the Met Office and BBC Weather is that York will reach a maximum of 39ºC by 3pm today.

Here are the latest headlines:

We’ll keep you updated as the day goes on.

Keep safe – and cool if you can!