In article . co.uk,
Dave Liquorice writes:
On Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:35:39 -0800 (PST), Tudor Hughes wrote:

"After weeks of bitterly cold weather, the country is set to bask
in
temperatures of up to 64F (18C) this weekend as the sun sweeps
away the
last of winter."

I have heard 12-13°C (early April) described in the same way by a
football commentator.

12-13C *IS* very warm when you have just spent the winter
commentating on football matches with the temp at or below
freezing... Some commentary positions are bit exposed.

I imagine that Tudor meant that the commentator had described it as
bitterly cold.

The last week hasn't exactly been warm either, snow showers during
every one of the three days.

But even with you, much of the two weeks preceding that must surely have
been pretty mild. And if the country does have temperatures of "up to
64F (18C) this weekend", well it's only about two weeks ago that the
Birmingham area recorded a temperature slightly in excess of that
figure.
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
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