Air temperatures may have hit 40C this week - but the ground grew even hotter, reaching 48C.
The UK not only smashed its weather temperature record this week, it also set a new mark for surface heat.
But satellites are routinely mapping the energy retained in the "skin" of the Earth - what someone would feel if they placed their hand on the ground.Leading the way on the first day was Lakenheath, with 48.0C - on the second, Heathrow, topping out at 48.1C, with a couple of nearby London boroughs not far behind.
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