5 photos of Birmingham on the warmest February in 20 years
Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
It’s suddenly become an unusually warm winter. The warmest February recorded since 1998.
The UK has seen record-breaking February weather, with temperatures reaching up to 20°C in some parts of the country.
Kew Gardens has reached 21.2 °C which is the UK's new maximum temperature record for February, winter and the year so far 🌡️☀️ pic.twitter.com/liP2MudHAa
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 26, 2019
In Wales, temperatures reached 20°C on Monday, making it the warmest February recorded since 1998, when it reached 19°C in London. The record temperature for February has been broken twice in the past two days in the UK alone, with some attributing it to climate change.
Others suggesting it’s just a few days of freak weather as a usually cold winter month became very hot, hot enough for wearing t-shirts and enjoying ice cream.
However, it is expected to rain again tomorrow so this brief affair with a passing mini heat-wave may be the only teaser for summer we get before the real thing later in the year. In the meantime, here’s 5 photos of Brummies enjoying the brief heat:
#1 Soaking in the sun at the Library of Birmingham
Denise Maxwell / Lensi Photography #2 New Hall in Sutton Coldfield
Vimal Korpal / I Am Birmingham #3 A young boy enjoys ice-cream in Cannon Hill Park
Rangzeb Hussain #4 The Library of Birmingham in the sun
Denise Maxwell / Lensi Photography #5 Brummies enjoying the weather at the Library of Birmingham
Denise Maxwell / Lensi Photography 
