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Anywhere but Heathrow please. That station has always niggled me
Originally Posted by: Matty H
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
Currently 33.2C. Beating my all-time record that has held since, erm, yesterday....
Hit 38.4c here, so beating yesterdays 38.2c. Only 0.4c to go to equal 2019. Then the chase for the 40 begins this afternoon.
I think some parts could hit the record quite early today - maybe 1/2pm. I’m just hoping my lawn receives a drenching later tonight!
Originally Posted by: John p
I wasn’t expecting this to be an underestimate of the temperature rise!
34.2c here. It just keeps on rising.
38c looks achievable.
Heathrow has never held the UK record though, has it?
Originally Posted by: Rob K
It did briefly in 2003 for hours only i think.
Just been out for a walk - today reminiscent of extremely hot days in Melbourne prior to the southerly change coming through, with the hairdryer wind (from the NW usually in Melbourne) and dry, furnace like heat. Just hit 36C here.
12pm (1100Z) update:CHARLWOOD AUTOMATIC 39.1KEW GARDENS 38.4HEATHROW 38.1Cambridge 38CHERTSEY, ABBEY MEAD 37.7LONDON ST JAMESS PAR 37.4Lakenheath Raf 37.4MONKS WOOD AUTOMATIC 37.3NORTHOLT AUTOMATIC W 37.3TEDDINGTON BUSHY PAR 37.3CAMBRIDGE NIAB AUTOM 37.2SANTON DOWNHAM AUTOM 37.1Mildenhall Raf 37.1BEDFORD AUTOMATIC WE 37IVER W WKS AUTOMATIC 37London Gatwick 37London City 37Southend-on-sea 37Stansted 37Humberside 37Blackbushe (my local station) now 35.7CKew also very close to the old record.
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: NDunwell
Somewhere could set a new record for holding the record for the shortest time !
After an overnight low of 24.5C it's currently 32C here.
A couple of 38c on XCW!!
No, it just niggles me it takes so many hottest day titles. So many compared to any other station, even surrounding ones
Just to clarify. Always felt there’s an influence that leads to this. It’s unnatural.
Originally Posted by: Charmhills
Yep, and this is the one I watch as these are airport Metar reports.
35.6 here. I wonder if we can make 36 before the cooldown starts. It can't be too far away...
Edit: down to 35.3. I think 35.7C might be the peak but we will see...
My local site at Kew Gardens showing 38.4 at 11:00
... and it feels like iy too
38C 100F now here.
Charlwood not that far ahead seems ok.