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Rafael Nadal of Spain shakes sweat of his head after winning his match against Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Reuters/Stefan Wermuth

It seems like the British can't take the heat. As a heat wave rolls over Western Europe, Britons are taking a range of precautions, including slowing down rail travel and altering the rules at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

Temperatures are expected to peak at about 35 degrees Celsius. Translation for the U.S.: It’s roughly 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat wave descended on Europe Monday, and today is the hottest day in Britain since 2006.

The average high temperature for July in England is 22 degrees Celsius (about 72 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather service. That makes this spike quite drastic and has led to a health warning for residents and concerns over travel, according to the BBC.

Outlets such as the Guardian and the Telegraph have started live blogs to document the heat wave.

Twitter users seemed to be taking the heat wave somewhat in stride.

Meanwhile, as Wimbledon heats up, literally and figuratively, the Association of Tennis Professionals announced that women players will be given a 10-minute break if the temperature reaches 30.1 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). Men, however, won’t get the same accommodation.

Australia itself hasn't been especially sympathetic to the British blight. The Australian Open also took some time to troll Wimbledon.

Luckily for tennis players, fans and very hot Europeans, the temperatures are expected to drop Thursday.

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