Weather records fell yesterday when the UK recorded the hottest start of May since 1860.
Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registered 29.3C on Thursday afternoon taking it past the previous May 1 record high temperature of 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Moray in 1990.
Santon Downham came a close 2nd with 27.8C – which still beat the 1860 record.
Interestingly our garden weather station recorded 28.1C.