Here are some BBC forecasts from that very hot week during July 2006 peaking on the 19th.
One of the hottest Countryfile forecasts ever broadcasted from 16th July
From 17th July 2006 and Lousie Lear makes a prediction what the tabloids will have on their front pages the next day
The great Rob McElwee from 18th July 2006
Alex Deakin and the peak of the heatwave on the 19th July with 36.5C at Wisley
MANCHESTER SUMMER INDEX for 2021: 238
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