THIS year will be the UK’s warmest on record, say Met Office forecasters.
The average temperature for 2022 is set to beat the all-time high of 9.88C set in 2014, provisional data shows.
Summer was the fourth warmest — with 40C and a red extreme heat warning seen for the first time.
Dr Mark McCarthy, of the Met Office, said every month save December has been warmer than average and blamed human-induced global warming.
He said: "2022 is going to be the warmest year on record for the UK.
"While many will remember the summer's extreme heat, what has been noteworthy this year has been the relatively consistent heat through the year, with every month except December being warmer than average.
"The warm year is in line with the genuine impacts we expect as a result of human-induced climate change.
"Although it doesn't mean every year will be the warmest on record, climate change continues to increase the chances of increasingly warm years over the coming decades."
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