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Clacton-on-Sea records warmest year to October on record

Original: This year in Clacton-on-Sea 🌡️📈 12.5°C. This has been the warmest year ending 1st October on record. It was 1.7°C warmer

The Essex seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea has recorded its warmest year ending 1st October on record, with an average temperature of 12.5°C. That is 1.7°C above the long-term average of 10.8°C, and local records show a warming trend of roughly +0.34°C per decade. The figures add to growing evidence of rising temperatures along the UK's east coast.

Why now: The record-breaking temperature figures highlight ongoing local effects of climate change.

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• This year in Clacton-on-Sea 🌡️📈 12.5°C. This has been the warmest year ending 1st October on record. It was 1.7°C warmer than average. Average: 10.8°C · Trend: +0.34 ± 0.05 °C/decade # weather # ClimateChange # Clacton -on-Sea https:// temphist.com/s/kFRXaoeK · temphist

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