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- Bookies go 3/1 that 2022 is the warmest year on record according to NASA's statistics
- The hottest day ever recorded in the UK was in 2019 with temperatures hitting 38.7 degrees
- 2020 tied with 2016 to be the warmest year on record according to NASA's stats
Bookies go 3/1 that 2022 is the warmest year on record according to NASA's statistics
After a hole host of heat waves around the world, bookmakers are giving odds of 3/1 that this year will be the warmest on record.
India and Pakistan have both seen record temperatures over the last few months, with March the hottest in India since records began 122 years ago.
Peak temperatures hit 50c over those months and that may well be the reason why Bookies are giving a 25% chance of NASA announcing this year as the warmest on record.
| Will 2022 be the warmest on record? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 3/1 | 25% |
| No | 1/5 | 83.3% |
Back in March bookmakers made it a 30% chance that this year will be the warmest, with temperatures soaring and mini heat waves across the UK helping this.
The odds have slightly lengthened though, with just a 25% chance of that happening now.
You can read our March story to see the chance in the odds just 2 months ago here.
The hottest day ever recorded in the UK was in 2019 with temperatures hitting 38.7 degrees
Three of the top five warmest days recorded in the UK have happened within the last 10 years.
The high of 38.7 took place in Cambridge in July 2019 and that hasn't been beaten since.
Heathrow is usually the go to place for weather betting markets, with the low-rise buildings and tarmac and concrete combining to create a hot environment.
Here are the Top 5 recorded hottest temperatures in the UK:
2020 and 2016 are tied as the warmest years since records began
NASA are the go to organisation when it comes to recording the warmest years and 2020 tied with 2016 to be the official warmest on record.
American states are preparing for a hot Summer on the way after temperatures hit almost 100F over May in Texas.
All signs are pointing to a heat wave in the States and that may spread across the world.
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