"Nick" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 11:00 am, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
"Colin Youngs" wrote ...
Wednesday 11th August 2010

UK max. temps on Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/3y2tvcc
Bournemouth (Hurn) and
OGIMET summary http://tinyurl.com/3x4m4l4

... Hurn almost certainly wrong. It is at least 2C above any its SYNOP
hourly data (20.6degC at 18Z), and as we had a maximum of 22.2degC in
a *highly* sheltered back garden (given yesterday's fitful sunshine we
would be roughly 2C warmer than Hurn at this time of year), I suggest
the *true* day (and 24hr) maximum for Hurn for the 11th was the 18Z
figure of 20.6degC.

Martin.

That would fit my perceptions with the Brockenhurst area of the New
.Forest, not a great distance away, yesterday, where I was outdoors
between approx 1700 and 2030 BST. It was cloudy to overcast and almost
certainly below 20C up to around 1900 BST. Then the sun appeared from
the clouds (clearing skies in the west) and shone until sunset, and
for about half an hour was high enough in the sky for it to feel
pleasantly warm, so I'd say in that area the temp briefly went above
20C from around 1900-1930BST , a similar time of day to the quoted
Hurn max. That said Hurn would have been in the sun longer (as the
clear sky moved from the west) so I guess a 22C max is not out of the
question.

Nick

Spot on, Nick. Very briefly over +20C in Romsey on
Wednesday with a late max of +20.1C. Brockenhurst
lies 13 miles SSW of here.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)