Climate Changed
London Just Experienced Its Warmest March Since Records Began
- Southeast England matched temperature record set in 1957
- April seen hotter, drier than normal throughout Europe
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Londoners who crammed into parks and rooftop bars or fired up their barbecues earlier than normal were testimony of an exceptionally warm and sunny March.
Southeast England, which includes the capital, had the warmest month since records began in 1910, according to the U.K.’s Met Office. The average temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius (49 degrees Fahrenheit) equaled a record set in 1957, the year the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first human-made object in space. The U.K. overall had its fifth-warmest March on record.