Climate change is causing the hottest days in North-West Europe to warm at double the rate of average summer days - with trends in England, Wales and Northern France the most pronounced, scientists warn.
For England and Wales, the average summer day increased by approximately 0.26°C per decade, whilst the hottest day increased by around 0.58°C per decade, a report released today says.
However, this faster warming of the hottest days was not observed to this extent elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere.
