In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 26 May 2007, Col
wrote :

Meanwhile, in NW Russia, eg St Petersburg, temperatures will probably
exceed 35°C.

Where on earth would be the source for such hot weather in that location??

That huge land mass to the south, presumably.
Given the right wind direction and suitably hot air from
far to the south I can imagine it could get pretty hot up
there.

But on the pressure maps I've seen, the wind direction there is not from
the south.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)