Longer heatwaves, hotter top temperatures and 62 days without rain: Proof that Britain has beaten 'record-breaking' summer of 1976

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The summer of 1976 is a defining national memory for Brits, with generations passing down stories of standpipes in the street - but new data shows 2026 has now beaten that year on almost every metric.

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