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United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
temperature / air temperature
qìwēn
气温
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
to break (a record)
pò
破
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

May 25
5 yuè 25 rì
5月25日
and
hé
和
the 26th
26 rì
26日
，
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
temperature
qìwēn
气温
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
35 degrees Celsius
35 shèshìdù
35摄氏度
，
to break (a record)
dǎpò
打破
UK
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
highest temperature
zuìgāo qìwēn
最高气温
record
jìlù
纪录
。

May 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM

May 25
5 yuè 25 rì
5月25日
，
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
London
Lúndūn
伦敦
Kew Gardens (place name)
Qiū Yuán
邱园
temperature
qìwēn
气温
to reach / to attain
dádào
达到
34.8 degrees Celsius
34.8 shèshìdù
34.8摄氏度
，
to break (a record)
dǎpò
打破
UK
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
highest temperature
zuìgāo qìwēn
最高气温
record
jìlù
纪录
。
the next day
dì èr tiān
第二天
，
temperature
qìwēn
气温
once again
zàicì
再次
to rise / to increase
shēnggāo
升高
，
Kew Gardens
Qiū Yuán
邱园
to record (a measurement)
lùdé
录得
35.1 degrees Celsius
35.1 shèshìdù
35.1摄氏度
，
once again
zàicì
再次
to refresh / to update (a record)
shuāxīn
刷新
record
jìlù
纪录
。
the previous time / the last time
shàng yīcì
上一次
UK
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
temperature
qìwēn
气温
so / like this
rúcǐ
如此
high
gāo
高
was in (time reference)
shìzài
是在
the year 1922
1922 nián
1922年
，
at that time
nàshí
那时
highest temperature
zuìgāo qìwēn
最高气温
is / was (formal)
wéi
为
32.8 degrees Celsius
32.8 shèshìdù
32.8摄氏度
。
many / a lot of
hěnduō
很多
British people
Yīngguórén
英国人
to go
qù
去
park
gōngyuán
公园
or
huò
或
seaside / beach
hǎibiān
海边
to enjoy the cool air / to cool off
chéngliáng
乘凉
。
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to remind / to warn
tíxǐng
提醒
everyone
dàjiā
大家
more (do more of something)
duō
多
to drink water
hē shuǐ
喝水
，
do not
bùyào
不要
at / during
zài
在
the hottest
zuìrè
最热
structural particle
de
的
time / moment
shíhòu
时候
to go out / to leave the house
chūmén
出门
。

New Words

qìwēn
气温
temperature / air temperature
liánxù
连续
consecutive / in a row
pò jìlù
破纪录
to break a record
shèshìdù
摄氏度
degrees Celsius
dǎpò
打破
to break (a record)
shuāxīn
刷新
to refresh / to update (a record)
chéngliáng
乘凉
to enjoy the cool air / to cool off
zhèngfǔ
政府
government
tíxǐng
提醒
to remind / to warn
hē shuǐ
喝水
to drink water

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

UK May Temperature Record Broken for Two Consecutive Days

London temperatures exceeded 35 degrees Celsius on both May 25 and 26, breaking the UK May temperature record two days in a row. The previous record had stood since 1922.

On May 25th, London's Kew Gardens recorded a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, breaking the UK's May temperature record. The next day, temperatures rose again, with Kew Gardens recording 35.1 degrees Celsius, updating the record once more. The previous time the UK experienced such high May temperatures was in 1922, when the highest temperature was 32.8 degrees Celsius. Many British people went to parks or the seaside to cool off. The government reminded everyone to drink more water and avoid going out during the hottest times of day.

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Bǐlìshí
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tūpò
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liùbǎi
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