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Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976

As Britain reached its hottest June temperature on record, readers recall the summer when temperatures hit 36CThe recent heatwave in the UK broke the previous June record of 35.6C, recorded during the 1976 heatwave.In Lingwood, Norfolk, a provisional temperature of 37.7C was recorded on Friday 26 Ju...

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by Alfie Packham and Jane Clinton

Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976

As Britain reached its hottest June temperature on record, readers recall the summer when temperatures hit 36C

The recent heatwave in the UK broke the previous June record of 35.6C, recorded during the 1976 heatwave.

In Lingwood, Norfolk, a provisional temperature of 37.7C was recorded on Friday 26 June, breaking the previous record reached on 28 June 1976 and on 29 June 1957.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Alfie Packham and Jane Clinton.

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Empty reservoirs, ladybirds and sunstroke: remembering the UK heatwave of 1976

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