Parts of the UK are on track to record an official three-day heatwave this week with temperatures having soared above 30C. Continuing sweltering conditions saw the mercury level rise to 31.3C at Frittenden in Kent, on Tuesday, while 30C heat was felt at London's St James's Park, Cavendish in Suffolk and Writtle in Essex.
According to the Met Office, the last time it recorded a September temperature of 30C or more was back in 2016 when 34.4C was logged in Gravesend in Kent.
Since digital records began in 1961, there had only been six previous years where temperatures of 30C or more were recorded in September: 1961, 1973, 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2016.
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