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Simon King is questioning its validity on Twatter
Originally Posted by: Matty H
For what reason? He can't just make that statement without saying why?
UK record GONE39.1c in Charlwood, Surrey
Originally Posted by: Gavin D
Before midday too. Unbelievable!
Time to do the fried egg test
Originally Posted by: redmoons
I had the same idea! I read that you need 70. I tried pouring a spoonful of egg white on top of the plastic bin lid. It just ran off without cooking. maybe if I put a black frying pan out in the sun....
Isn’t Charlwood very sandy soil?
Originally Posted by: Heavy Weather 2013
What's Wisley thats nearby?
Temps pegged back here from a high of 35.5c down to 35.1c. The wind is changeable but generally moved round to a SSW from SSE direction, and gusting to 20mph.Slightly crazy if we get to 35.5c at 11:30 and still miss our record here of 35.8 set in 2019...
Originally Posted by: NDunwell
You can do what you like on twitter... except question the narrative....
All readings are subject to validation.
Originally Posted by: warrenb
Obviously. Are you being deliberately pedantic?
All people are saying is that it’s questionable given the rate of rise. Don’t worry though, even if this isn’t somewhere will hit 40c
It’s clearly academic, it’s clear the record will go somewhere else.
Almost certainly, but IMHO it’s far from ‘academic’ to find the record maximum temperature record broken before midday - which is, in terms of the sun’s position in the sky, before 11am.
My thermometer just touched 39c briefly - its on a north-east facing wooden surface.
He has
He might be wrong. Hopefully as this is incredible before midday
We of course I am, isn't everyone on here.
We have a new all time record now at 39.1C . Further ones will be coming in as there's another 3 and a half hours of further heating possible.
Lots of 37s and Cambridge and Northolt at 38c at Noon
Yeah, fair point
Gatwick is now 37c at 11.50am, we don't know the exact decimal figure or the max though.
Risen quickly like Charlwood but a couple of degrees lower.
Heathrow 38.1c noon
Holding around 35c for the past 45 mins
Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger
I wonder how many times the record could be potentially broken today. I did feel we wouldn't make 40 but seems a certainty now.
Lots of rounded 38C appearing now in so many different locations.
Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman
37 here.
Edit: Although one app says 33 and another 34!
36C here now.
http://whitworth.cas.manchester.ac.uk/current/index.html
Historic. Shame it isn’t an official station but I’d imagine Ringway/Rostherne won’t be far behind.
Anywhere but Heathrow please. That station has always niggled me
Heathrow has never held the UK record though, has it?