Warmest September on record

Britain looks to have experienced the warmest September on record, with average temperatures beating the 14.7 degrees Celsius (58.5 Fahrenheit) recorded in 1949, the Meteorological Office said on Sunday, reports the news agency Reuters.

"It certainly looks like the record has been broken," a Met Office spokesman said.

Final confirmation is not expected until Monday, but temperatures for the month up to Friday morning had reached an average of 15.4C, 3.1 degrees Celsius above the long-term average.

Minimum night-time temperatures, at 11.5C, also look likely to have passed the previous September record of 10.6C, set in 1949.

The year has already seen other weather records broken as Britain sweltered in a heatwave over the summer.

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