"Will Hand" wrote in message
...
when 80F was headline news!

The 70s actually had some baking summers, e.g '75 and '76 both with
tenperatures
in the low 30s in the south.

Will

I remember 1976 well - bright sunny days for weeks in the midlands. What I
don't remember is feeling too hot - I don't think the humidity as was high
as it seems nowadays - anybody got any figures on this?

JOhn