In message , Mikephelan44
writes
Ian

I quite agree with you. There seems to be many more 30+days in these summers
and this would be of interest to know how 2003 compares with other good summers
or others with 30+days.

Remember that with the exception of 1959, the 1950's and 1960's were
devoid of good summers. However, if you go even further back, I think
you will find that 30C+ days were still pretty common in the past:

Here are some figures on 30C+ days in Coventry:

2003 3
1997 4
1996 3
1995 10
1990 4
1989 3
1983 5
1976 13
1975 4
1947 5
1933 2
1921 4
1911 8
1893 11

Years not mentioned + either 1 or 0

Hope this helps with your 'debate'.
--
Steve Jackson,
Bablake Weather Station,
Coventry, UK
http://www.netlink.co.uk/usrs/bws