Originally Posted by

I was told by our recptionist that it would be 40 degrees this weeked,
she claimed to have read it in the newspaer, didn't ask which one. I
have given up trying to tell people not to believe all they read in the
red tops.

Col wrote:
"Gareth Slee" wrote in message
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Col wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5219848.stm

Any comments on this?
From the models I have seen, it looks like being cooler, perhaps actually
*below* average for a time next week. Then the GFS at least seems to
buiild high pressure back in again. But that's more than a week off.


I think this line from the article says it all.
"Statistically August tends to be hotter than July."

Yup, that's right. A meaningless statement as regards the liklihood this
August being hotter
than an already exceptionally hot July. But most people will read that as
being that it
is *likely* to be hotter.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl