Firefighters tackle a blaze on moorland above Marsden, northwest England. (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)
London this week has been warmer than parts of the Middle East as an influx of warm Saharan air caused record winter temperatures in Britain.
Temperatures more than double the seasonal average
A high of 21.2 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in southwest London on Tuesday, the highest in winter months since the country started recording weather systematically in the mid-nineteenth century. It's a temperature normally associated with a pleasant summer's day in the U.K. and more than double the seasonal average.
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