Extreme heat is melting national records across Europe, with more coming Thursday

By Kara Fox, Andrew Freedman, Issy Ronald and Laura Paddison (CNN) — The United Kingdom has broken its record for hottest June temperature with the mercury hitting 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit (35.8 Celsius) in Wiggonholt, in the south of the country, according to provisional figures from the UK Met Office. This broke the previous June record