英国气象局确认，2026年夏季是英国有记录以来最炎热的季节，平均气温达到16.5摄氏度12，超越了2025年创下的16.1摄氏度纪录2。这一极端高温事件的出现频率因人为气候变化而大幅增加，科学家指出其发生的可能性被放大了130倍，使得原本千年一遇的热度变成约9年一遇的常见事件2。英格兰在该夏季创造了多项温度纪录，其中诺福克郡在6月26日记录到38摄氏度的月度最高温2，伦敦皇家植物园在8月13日记录到38.1摄氏度的全年高温12。
这个夏季经历了连续的热浪事件。热浪从5月末开始，之后每个夏季月份都有复发，其中7月发生了两次2。6月已被确认为英国自1884年以来最热的6月1。灾难性的高温导致了严重后果：英格兰在5月和6月的热浪期间造成2877人死亡2。英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰均刷新了各自的平均夏季气温纪录，而苏格兰并列第六温暖夏季2。科学家强调，这类极端热事件只有因燃烧化石燃料驱动的气候危机才可能发生1。气候转变部长Katie White表示："我们没有等待气候变化的到来；我们正生活在其中"2。
Britain experienced its most intense summer on record, with the Met Office confirming an average temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius 12, surpassing the previous record of 16.1 degrees set in 2025 2. The exceptional heat was driven by successive heatwaves that swept across the country, with England recording a peak temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.1 Fahrenheit) on August 13 at Kew Gardens in London 1. Heatwaves began in late May and recurred throughout the summer months, with July experiencing two separate events 2.
The extreme temperatures had severe consequences across the nation. A May and June heatwave in England resulted in 2,877 deaths, while Norfolk registered a monthly high of 38 degrees Celsius on June 26 2. England, Wales, and Northern Ireland all set new summer temperature records 2, though Scotland ranked as its sixth warmest summer 2. The summer also brought widespread impacts including scarce rainfall, destructive wildfires, and water restrictions.
Scientists attributed the unprecedented heat to human-driven climate change, which has increased the likelihood of such extreme summer temperatures 130-fold 12—transforming what would once be a thousand-year event into something expected roughly every nine years 2. The Met Office data showed that the five hottest summers on record have all occurred since 2003 2. Climate Change Minister Katie White stated, "We are not waiting for climate change to arrive; we are living in it" 2.
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