Britain has hottest October day on record

Britain has experienced the hottest October day on record, AP reported. National weather service the Met Office said Saturday's temperature reached 85.8 F (29.9 C) at Gravesend in southeast England. That is the highest October temperature since records began a century ago, beating the previous high of 84.9 F (29.4 C) reached on Oct. 4, 1985. The average maximum temperature for early October is about 59 F (15 C). After a cool and wet summer, much of Britain has been basking in several days of sun and unseasonably high temperatures. Forecasters said that cooler temperatures should return by Tuesday.