"Trevor Harley" wrote in message
news:2009063007552316807-taharley@dundeeacuk...
On Jun 29, 9:41 pm, James Brown
wrote:
I am just beginning to wonder if there isn't an element of hyperbole
entering into the forecast presentations on BBC TV. The things I note
a

And the southeastocentric thinking is particularly annoying for those of
us shivering in the haar in east Scotland. It is most unpleasant. Thick
fog providing measurable rainfall, and we're lucky if we see 15C.

I could take one day of it, but a whole week ... It gets to a chap.

Trevor
From a dank Dundee
http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~taharley/


London/SE invariably has the highest temp figure every day of summer on BBC
graphics so it's always a talking point. The concrete and tarmac must have
something to do with it but the area generally has less cloud/weather than
most other parts of the UK being relatively sheltered from all directions -
unless it is that of an 'interesting' type like thunderstorms or snowstorms
where it seems to get the lions share. It is annoying for all of us north
and west and the BBC do tend to rub it in because they're based there. Can't
see anything changing much though.