There were four official heatwaves, with above average sunshine.
Almost every month this year, except June, has had below average rainfall.
June had slightly above average rainfall but Dorset only had 44% of its average monthly rainfall in July.
Following an extremely dry spring, southern England saw only 30% of the whole summer’s long-term average.
Rainfall during the first half of August was below average and some places had no measurable rainfall at all, such as Charlwood in Surrey and south Farnborough in Hampshire.
The UK also experienced a significant marine heatwave during the summer months.
According to analysis by Met Office climate scientists, a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a “natural” climate with no human caused greenhouse gas emissions.