The following article [Why is Europe going through a heatwave?][1]Why is Europe going through a heatwave? as well as other articles on the current heatwave in Europe and the British Isles tend to suggest that:
The heatwaves in the northern hemisphere are undoubtedly linked to global warming, scientists say. “There’s no question human influence on climate is playing a huge role in this heatwave,” said Prof Myles Allen, a climate scientist at the University of Oxford.
Is there really scientific support to the “global warming” assumption, or are there enough previous “exceptional heatwave” to suggest that we are still within the range of historical statistical data? [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/24/why-is-europe-going-through-a-heatwave