The new national record was set on Friday, June 26, when temperatures in Hastings did not fall below 23.2°C. This surpassed the previous UK record of 22.7°C, set on the Isle of Wight in 1976. The daily minimum temperature was recorded by the Hastings Weather Service, whose volunteers have been collecting daily weather data since 1875. "Setting a new national temperature record is a reminder that climate change is not a distant issue – it is happening now. Hastings Weather Service publishes its findings locally and submits them daily to the Met Office, where the data is used to validate their forecasting and contributes to the long-term UK climate record.