East Midlands: Record high temperatures recorded

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire saw record high temperatures on Monday

The East Midlands' highest ever temperature was recorded on Monday, beating the previous record in 2019.

It reached 36.9C in Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire, beating 36.1C recorded previously in Watnall, Nottinghamshire.temperatures of up to 42C in some parts forecast later. A Met Office warning for extreme heat remains in place for a second day and there is continued disruption at schools, on the railways and in sport.

Whilst Derbyshire recorded the highest temperature in the East Midlands on Monday, new records were also set in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.Derbyshire's previous highest temperature was 34.9C, also at Coton-in-the-Elms, in July 2019, and 35.1C was recorded at the University of Leicester in August 2003.

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