Truly an historic day. I ventured outside for a quick walk to the shop just to experience it. I've never been abroad any where hot, so is a first 🔥 🥵 

2003 beat the record by 1.4C so it's an even bigger leap. But it's not the magnitude, it's the sheer number of stations that have smashed the  old record. The entire top 20 is above 39 degrees!

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As Warren mentioned temp around here has been climbing again after a dip earlier. Now 38.9c (not 100% accurate as gets affected by the sun but not far off I imagine). 

 

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4pm (1500Z) update. Here are the 39C+ club:

Doncaster Sheffi 40
Humberside 40
CONINGSBY AUTOMATIC 39.6
BRAMHAM AUTOMATIC WE 39.5
MONKS WOOD AUTOMATIC 39.5
BATTERSEA HELIPORT 39.2
SUTTON BONINGTON AUT 39.2
NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL 39.2
GRINGLEY ON THE HILL 39.1
TOPCLIFFE 39.0
WADDINGTON 39.0
Cambridge 39
East Midlands 39
LONDON ST JAMESS PAR 39.0

Some going back down, some still climbing. A last push for some northerners to take 40C in the next hour?

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Not far off, VP2 with FARS and I have 38.8 which is the highest all day.

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Meteorologist Paul Hudson’s personal station in Leeds. Yesterday it recorded the same maximum temperature as the official Bramham station so is fairly accurate, but of course it could be over-reading today anyway. 

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39c as far north as Topcliffe is truly stunning.

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Keeps just nudging up at the vineyard. Finally hit 39.0C at 4.11pm.

It's on an East facing slope and typically peaks early, so this is incredible.

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Risen to 38.1c on the south coast now. Remarkable.
Shot up in the last hour!!

Probably quite difficult depending on the amount of solar heating. Downstairs in a north facing lounge we have managed to keep a near 10C differential by opening doors and windows at 5.30 am for a couple of hours then closing them all. But a 10C differential still means 30C when it's 40C outside!

Thankfully we have aircon upstairs so can get periodic respite.

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Hope they don’t get the monopoly on the record #boardgamejoke

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The east of Scotland is in desperate need for some rain, so we need that warning area to be further west from where it currently is (the Lothians and most of the Borders (including where I am here in Hawick) are still outside that current warning area.

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Its still edging up. 36.8c. There can be no frustration expressed today about the 'what could have been'.

It aligned perfectly.

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Is that official?

If so that makes four stations that have broken 40.

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Our high was 38.6c, cannot believe it .
There was a peak then the cooler air arrived immediately, maybe if this replicates some stations will get their max just before the change in air masses.
Bramham 39.5c , could it hit 40c.

 

33.4c now, dropped 5c in a few minutes. 

 

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East Sussex record smashed today with a 38 at Herstmonceux . 36 reached here just north of Eastbourne truly incredible .

Hoping we peaked at 40.6c. On the way down now, just holding on above 40c.

Looking forward to tomorrow! It'll be cold in comparison.

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Temperatures now falling quickly across Leeds. Western half of the city down to 35/36C, eastern half still 39/40C.

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Same here - maxed at 39.4C, so close!

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A very hot 40c here!!!!!

An historic day!!!!

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Your profession is irrelevant. 

My main point is that people are entitled to hold different beliefs. I am not commenting regarding GW being a fact or fiction. What I am saying is that people can hold a different opinion to what is regarded as the consensus, and should NOT be belittled for doing so. I'm sick and tired of internet people cancelling debate that does not conform to their own belief, or labelling those who disagree as deniers or idiots. 

I say again, I am personally not making any claim either for or against GW. I am merely lauding the right of an individual to have an opinion. It is up to the community to then discuss and debate opinions. Closing down said debate does nothing to further anyone's understanding. 

I'll say no more on the matter.

 

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Coningsby has taken the record. 40.3C

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Edinburgh Airport has just equalled its own station record from yesterday by recording another temperature of 31°C.

To get that on just the one day during yesterday was amazing enough as it was, but to have now got that on two back to back successive days in this manner is just unbelievable.

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Langdon Bay record has gone, showing 36.4c at 1600. Other official Kent stations at Goudhurst, Frittenden and East Malling at or very near 38c. Brogdale has got to be at least 40c.

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Boys boys boys not today.....pleaseeeee 

I'm beside myself here with excitement.

36.8c near the SE coast ! 

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