BRITS are enjoying their warmest New Year’s Eve EVER today after temperatures soared past their previous record this morning.
The mercury swelled to 14.9C in Ryehill, East Yorkshire at 11am - toppling the 14.8C record logged in Colwyn Bay, Wales, back in 2011.
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Things got so hot at Hampton Court Palace (15C) the ice rink began to melt Credit: LNP 9
Members of the She Swims Falmouth group enjoy a New Year's Eve swim at Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall Credit: Getty 9
A car drives through floodwater in Sutton Gault in Cambridgeshire Credit: Geoff Robinson 9
Map shows temperature forecast for midday on Friday after the mercury rose to 14.9C in Ryehill, East Yorkshire at 11am
In London, Hampton Court Palace closed its ice rink after the unseasonably warm weather caused it to melt.
And in Falmouth, swimmers took to the sea in bikinis as forecasters said things could get even hotter later today.
Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon said: "Our station at Ryehill, a small village in East Yorkshire has recorded 14.9 degrees today, which tops the previous record of 14.8. It has provisionally broken the New Year's Eve record.
"We would expect that to climb further and reach temperatures we saw yesterday of around 15.5 degrees."
It comes as swathes of the country wade in floodwater after a week of heavy rain, with dozens of flood alerts issued across England and Wales.
It means flooding is "possible" in 29 places and Brits should be ready for the aftermath of heavy downpours.
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Several warnings have been issued for the River Wyre and the River Ribble.
And bus and train services are likely to be disrupted where flooding occurs.
Issuing a five day flood forecast, the Environment Agency said: "Local flooding from rivers is possible in parts of Wales and the north of England today (Friday) due to recent heavy rain.
"Local flooding is possible on Sunday and Monday along coastal areas of Yorkshire and the north east of England and more widely along parts of the east coast on Tuesday.
"Land, roads and some properties may flood and there may be travel disruption."
This morning, cars were seen driving through water in Sutton Gault, Cambridgeshire, after the River Delph burst its banks earlier in the week.
The downpours had also flooded roads in Alderlet Edge, Cheshire, on Thursday.
A Met Office spokesman said: "Further persistent rain, heavy at times, is likely until the early hours of Friday morning.
"20 to 30 mm rain is likely to accumulate, and with ground already saturated, some flooding is possible in places.
"The rain will clear eastwards early on Friday morning."
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Lads started their New Year's Eve boozing in t-shirts because of the exceptionally warm weather Credit: w8media 9
A member of staff walks past Hampton Court Palace ice rink Credit: LNP 9
The Welney wash area began filling with water this morning as the Old Bedford river and River Delph started to rise in Welney, Norfolk Credit: Paul Marriott 9
Sutton Gault in Cambridgeshire was pictured underwater on Friday morning after the River Delph burst its banks earlier in the week Credit: Geoff Robinson 9
Heavy rain left some roads flooded in Alderlet Edge, Cheshire, on Thursday Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke
UK weather forecast New Year weekend - mild at first with dry and bright spells