OXFORD experienced its hottest day ever on Thursday as the nationwide heatwave brought sweltering conditions to the city.
Experts at the Radcliffe Meteorological Station recorded a maximum temperature of 36.5C at 3pm - smashing the previous record of 35.1C.
That was set on August 19, 1932 and equalled on August 10, 2003.
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Thursday's peak temperature was almost two degrees hotter than the previous July record, which reached 34.8C on July 19, 2006.
The heat caused disruption to some train services,businesses and food stores.
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Meanwhile, the Met Office at Benson said temperatures reached 37C at 2.58pm on Thursday - also a record.
We reached exactly 37.0°C at 14:58 local time today. That has smashed our previous record! #hothothot # #hottestdayonrecord ☀️🥵🌡️ ^KB
— Met Office Benson (@MetOfficeBenson) July 25, 2019
The Radcliffe Observatory began collecting continuous temperature records in 1813, with experts kept particularly busy in recent weeks.
Saturday, June 29, hit 33C - making it the fourth hottest day in Oxford since records began.
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