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Temperatures this year could smash records set in 2022's infamous heatwave as the Met Office gives its verdict on how much the heat will rise by in the coming weeks
<p>Globally 2023 was the warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released today by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia. </p> <p>2023 is the tenth year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). </p>
The UK smashed temperature records last year - when thermometers hit 40.3c in Coningsby, Lincolnshire - a staggering 1.6c higher than the previous all-time high.
2022 is the ninth year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). The global average temperature for 2022 was 1.16 °C above the pre-industrial baseline; 0.04 °C warmer than the value for 2021. This places 2022 nominally the sixth warmest year in the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset which2022 is the ninth year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0 °C above the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). The global average temperature for 2022 was 1.16 °C above the pre-industrial baseline; 0.04 °C warmer than the value for 2021. This...