It's official - Britain has had the warmest Halloween EVER

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James Herrington

Digital Reporter

Friday, October 31, 2014, 15:34 GMT -

There’s no chill in the air this Halloween – it’s officially the warmest on record, with a temperatures reaching a whopping 24C.

The mercury rose to 23.6C at Gravesend and Kew Gardens, according to the Met Office. Temperatures elsewhere rose widely above the previous record, as much of England and Wales enjoyed some late October sunshine, although western parts have had a cloudier day. Heavier rain will spread across Scotland and Northern Ireland later this afternoon and into this evening.

Previously, the highest recorded temperature on 31st October was 20C, reported at both Dartford, Kent in 1968 and Waltham Cross, London in 1989.

Trick or treat forecast

For those of heading out during the evening of Halloween, the weather is set to be a treat for those across much of England and Wales as skies stay clear and temperatures hold up in the mid teens for most. Eastern Scotland should also stay largely dry.

However, the weather will be more of a trick for those of you in Northern Ireland and western Scotland with cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain. Patchy rain could also edge into western areas of England and Wales later in the evening.