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Stirling could be set for another week of sweltering conditions.

Temperatures across Scotland skyrocketed, with the mercury touching 32.3°C in Stirling on Thursday – the highest ever recorded by Stirling Weather which is located near King’s Park and began monitoring the climate locally in 2009.

Stirling’s temperature exceeded that of traditional hotspots such as Miami and Rio de Janeiro.

Scott McLean, who operates Stirling Weather, said the previous high recorded by him was 29°C in July 2013.

Businessman Scott, who puts weather data on Twitter, said:“An area of high pressure centred over Scotland on Thursday with light winds which meant the temperature soared to a record high.

“High pressure has been close to Scotland for the past week, blocking the westerly Atlantic low fronts from approaching Scotland.

“The temperature was expected to peak on Thursday. As we enter the first seven to 10 days of July it’s expected to remain mostly dry, with fairly settled weather and high temperatures still around the low to mid 20s.”

In some parts of the city, including in Riverside, other keen weather enthusiasts with less sophisticated weather stations recorded temperatures in the high 30s.

Scott added:“The reason for high temperatures is the weather stations probably won’t be in a controlled environment with the temperature gauge probably not correctly shielded from the sun.

“Temperatures are not taken in direct sunlight and if in sunlight the thermometer must be shielded properly – there’s probably a shield on the temperature part of the weather station but smaller stations usually still allow too much heat through and this is what causes the higher temperature.

“This is why car temperatures are so much higher as the car thermometers are usually exposed to sunlight and not shielded.”

Sun worshippers took to parks and gardens to soak up the glorious conditions as the spell of good weather continued over the weekend and in to this week.

The baking conditions also brought misery for rail commuters last week.

Speed restrictions were put in place as a result of high track temperatures between Edinburgh and Dunblane, which lead to service cancellations and delays in to Thursday evening.