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NI weather: Hottest day of the year recorded - and the good news is that we're heading for another week of wall-to-wall sunshine

By Gemma Murray

Published 31st May 2023, 09:15 GMT

Updated 31st May 2023, 14:10 GMT

The highest temperature of the year so far has been recorded in Co Tyrone as the mercury soared to almost 25C.

The warmest place in Northern Ireland was in Castlederg, Tyrone, where the mercury reached 24.5 degrees centigrade.

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Sun worshippers pictured at Hazelbank park in Newtownabbey as the spell of very warm weather continues. Patricia McFadden and Seaneen McKeown Photo: presseye

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Sun worshippers pictured at Hazelbank park in Newtownabbey as the spell of very warm weather continues Photo: presseye

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Lucia Mulvenna aged aged 8 Photo by -Stephen Hamilton/Presseye Photo: presseye

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Sun worshippers pictured at Hazelbank park in Newtownabbey as the spell of very warm weather continues. Photo: presseye

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NI weather: Hottest day of the year recorded - and the good news is that we're heading for another week of wall-to-wall sunshine

The highest temperature of the year so far has been recorded in Co Tyrone as the mercury soared to almost 25C.

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