Britain records hottest May 1st

LONDON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Britain recorded its hottest May 1st this year, the Met Office announced on social media platform X on Thursday, as the temperature at Kew Gardens in London reached 28 degrees Celsius and is continuing to rise.

The Met Office noted that the previous May 1 record was 27.4 degrees Celsius, set in 1990 at Lossiemouth, Scotland.

Outside Britain, the highest temperatures were also rec