Temperature record broken for third day in a row
BBCThe Channel Islands has broken its temperature record for the hottest May day for the third day in a row.
Temperatures climbed to 34.2C (93.56) in Jersey and Guernsey 31.5C (88.7F) up from the previous records set on Monday of 31.9C (89.4F) and 30.7C (87.2F) respectively.
Dave Rigby, senior forecaster at Jersey Met said the heatwave was the earliest the islands had ever had and it was "very unusual" to get three days in a row where temperatures continued to rise.
Dr Nicola Brink, director of public health in Guernsey urged people to keep hydrated, avoid going out in the hottest times of the day and to wear hats, sunglasses and sunblock.
Elsewhere the record for the hottest May temperature in the UK has been broken for the second day in a row, with 35.1C (95F) recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, while in the South West a heat warning was upgraded from yellow to amber running until 17:00 on Thursday.
Rigby said Jersey was not far away from breaking its June record of 33.5C (92.3).
He said Wednesday was "going to be another hot day, similar to today [Tuesday], and we may get close again, and then it just looks set to cool down" later in the week.
Jersey Met has forecast a potential 33C (91.4F) in Jersey and 30C (86F) on Wednesday.
Max Linney, co-director of SunnySide Deckchairs said the warm weather led to a "great bank holiday weekend" and the beach was "absolutely chocka".
He said the summer of 2022 was a "really good one" for his business but Monday was "off the charts".
Dr Brink said her job was about "prevention" and "trying to keep [people] healthy".
"If you are inside keep some of the curtains drawn to stop the direct sun coming into your house."
She added: "if you have an elderly neighbour check in on them."
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