Tuesday has been the hottest day in Nottingham since records began, as The Met Office confirms temperatures of 39.8C for the city.
The record was made official at 14:07 by the Watnall weather station, and is more than 5C hotter than the city's previous hottest day in July 26, 2019 when a temperature of at 34.9C was recorded by Watnall weather station. Peak temperatures of 40.1C were reached in Nottinghamshire at 3.26pm.
The neighbouring county of Lincolnshire saw the highest temperature in the country, as Coningsby reached 40.3C. A spokesperson from the Met Office told Nottinghamshire Live: "We have seen some exceptionally high temperatures from the UK. At least 29 sites have broke the original all time temperature record for the UK, It's unprecedented."
