UK temperature hits record for June, BBC reports

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - ​Britain ⁠on Wednesday ​recorded its highest temperature for June, ​reaching ‌35.7 degrees Celsius (96.26 ⁠degrees Farenheit) in southern ⁠England, the ​BBC reported on Wednesday.

* Record reached at Charlwood in ​Surrey, ‌England, BBC reports.

* The previous high, which dates back to when ​official records began in 1884, ‌was 35.6 C set in 1957 ‌and later matched in 1976.

* The hottest temperature ever recorded ​in Britain was in July 2022 ‌and stands at 40.3 C.

* The June heatwave ⁠follows ⁠a record-breaking ‌May, when the country recorded its hottest ​day ​for the ‌month hitting 35.1 C. (Reporting by William James, Editing by Paul Sandle)