Highest temperature EVER in Wales recorded in Hawarden today
IT is provisionally the hottest day ever in Wales.
Today, the temperature reached 37.1°C in Hawarden, the highest ever recorded.
The Met Office tweeted: "1600 UPDATE: Hawarden in Flintshire has now provisionally reached 37.1°C This is the highest air temperature ever recorded in #Wales #Heatwave2022 #heatwave #hottestdayoftheyear."
North Wales has been basking in scorching heat all day, with temperatures of more than 30C in all parts of the region.
There has been some disruption, with a gorse fire in Holyhead and another fire causing disruption to trains running between Bidston and Wrexham.
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