The daily mean CETCET Central England Temperature so far for this year (8 July) has finally caught up with last years, the warmest year on record in central England, but at this point 2023 is still only the 6th warmest, and both 2022 and 2023 both trail 2007. It’s noticeable that it was at this time last year that the mean temperatures accelerated, no doubt with the help of the hottest day in the series.