SUN and a warm breeze are two things that don't usually feature in a typical Halloween in the UK.

But today's weather has been anything but typical for this time of year.

Weather forecasts predicted highs of 21C in parts of the UK today, and this has certainly been true in Worcestershire.

The weather station in Pershore recorded temperatures of 21.3C and Ian Michaelwaite, from Pershore-based Netweather.tv, said the weather was "very unusual".

He said: "Today is freakishly warm for this time of year. It's all due to a warm rush of air coming in from the west. In other parts of the country, Bristol hit 21C before midday. It will stay mild in to the evening too, so there will be none of the cold and chrisp weather we're used to at the end of October."

The record of 20C (68F) set at Dartford in Kent in 1968 was beaten before noon when the temperature reached 20.5C (68.9F) in Filton, Bristol, the Met Office said.

It posted a tweet saying: "It's officially the warmest Halloween on record with Filton recording 20.5C."

Forecasters say an unseasonably warm 21C (70F) could be recorded today in the South East, eight degrees higher than is normal for this time of year.

So far, 2014 is the warmest year on record, following consistently mild temperatures which have continued into autumn, weather forecaster MeteoGroup said.

But October will not break any records, despite being both warmer and wetter than average.

Nine out of the 10 months this year have seen above-average mean temperatures, with only August below average, the Met Office said.

And here's what you're saying about our strange weather: