JULY WAS DRIEST MONTH IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND SINCE RECORDS BEGAN

England and Wales provisionally record driest July in nearly 200 years, Met Office says July 2026 was the driest month in southern England since records began nearly 200 years ago, the Met Office has said. England and Wales also provisionally recorded their driest July since records began in 1836.

Climate crisis | The Guardian reports that england and Wales provisionally record driest July in nearly 200 years, Met Office says July 2026 was the driest month in southern England since records began nearly 200 years ago, the Met Office has said.

The report adds: England and Wales also provisionally recorded their driest July since records began in 1836.

Wales had its joint warmest July on record for mean temperature, and England recorded its second warmest July.

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