That's enough for fourth place after 32.2°C in 1961, 31.7°C in 1949 and 30.6°C in 1970. It is also by far the warmest June 6 that we've had recently, with 1977 being the last time that a June 6th broke 25°C.
Monday should be the only really, really warm day that we'll have this week. But here is a look at the top 50 warm days for this time of year (actually top 60, because there was an 11-way tie for 50th place at 27.2°C)
29.6°C puts this year in the 20th spot for the week.
I'd mentioned that the last time June 6 was above 25°C was in 1977, and that's a example of why I like to look at the whole week, and not just at one specific date. It's been 40 years without a warm June 6th, but there have been plenty of warm June 4ths, 5ths, 7ths...
In terms of records, 1961 not only has the record for the 6th, but also records for the 4th and 5th, which were part of a 5-day heatwave with temperatures above 30°C.
Looking at the decades, the 1890s and 1960s each had 9 days in the top 60. The 1910s only had 1. And so far the 2010s have had 2 - this year and last year.
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