On Jun 26, 11:50 pm, Yannis wrote:
STUART ONYECHE wrote:
Also hot in Sicilly and in Italian Adriatic coast, 45C in Bari, and
somewhere in the same vicinity reported 47C, both on Monday.

Some new records in Greece, too. 26 June 2007 was, in some areas, the
hottest day ever (that's interesting, for a June day). A 47C reading was
mentioned on the news for Athens, too, but no station was named, argrrr.
I guess we'll find out. I'll send the brand new records later, still
waiting for some stations to report the decimals along with the numbers.
Believe me, it was a hot day with many places being above 40C at 10am
already and staying there till dusk. Other stations, prone to Foehn
effects, behave independently from the sun, like Paleochora in southern
Crete (39C at 11pm? no problem, i'll make it the day's maximum for you)
or the eastern coasts of Attica.

Yannis.

I cannot make sense of these METARs for Athens Airport.

UT/Date Temp DP Press Wind MPH
F C F C
(15) Jun 26 96 (36) 64 (18) 29.71 (1006) E 9
(14) Jun 26 96 (36) 69 (21) 29.71 (1006) ENE 9
(13) Jun 26 111 (44) 42 (6) 29.71 (1006) W 16
(12) Jun 26 107 (42) 48 (9) 29.71 (1006) E 8

At 13Z the wind goes round to westerly (onshore?) but the temperature
remains the same. Then the wind goes back to easterly with the
dramatic onset of a sea breeze at 14Z. I wonder if there are some
mistakes here, but which figures? Any ideas, Yannis? You do know the
place.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.